daily EMERALD SPECIAL Student Union Dedication Section One V I EX VOLUME LII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1930 NUMBER 31 Homecoming Bonfire Burns Frosh Run Berserk On Howe Field By Walt Graydon Freshman bonfire guards really “whooped it up” Wed nesday night. The result was that the bonfire was cancelled at Howe Field and moved to the Fiji parking lot. It will be held at 9 p.m. tonight. Howe Field looked like the scene of a sham battle Thursday morn ing after the freshman guards had spent the night “guarding” the rally bonfire that was pre maturely touched off about 8 a.m. ASUO President Barry Moun tain called a meeting of the fresh man class at 4:30 p.m. at Howe Field Thursday to point out the ■damages. The guarding of the Homecom ing bonfire usually develops into a near brawl every year when guards attempt to ward off would be invaders. This year’s exper ience was quite different because damage was done without the aid of any outsiders. Damages Extensive The $10,000 turf of Howe Field is deeply rutted by automobile tracks; it was littered with broken bottles, and areas of grass have been burned by warming fires. Part of a concession and press box were destroyed; an ROTC jeep was damaged, and the shed it was parked in was nearly destroyed. . Guards on the 6 p.m. to midnight shift, when activity was at its peak, don’t seem to know who com posed the unruly group. The driv er of the “borrowed” ROTC jeep that raced around the field and caused the ruts is also unknown.. No Expulsions “The guilty jfersons will not he expelled from school,” Mountain said. “The administration has as sured this.” “The field must be repaired,” he stated. “The athletic depart ment has been working on Howe Field for two years to get it into good shape. This damage will probably take another two years to repair, and it will be repaired by the guilty persons.” To date, no one knows just ex actly how the bonfire got started or who started it because the ■guards had gone off duty before the 8 a.m. burning. Policy Stated Leo Harris, director of athletics, in cancelling the bonfire at Howe Field said that “the athletic de partment has co-operated with the students for the past two years and each year considerable damage has been done despite promises to control the situation. This year hundreds of dollars of damage has been done. , .the athletic depart ment must take the position of not allowing the bonfire on the athle % (please turn to page eight) BLONDE HOMECOMING HOSTESS Lee DeJarnette will reign over weekend festivities and represent the student body in greeting alumni. She, will lead the Noise Parade tonight with Toni Barry, chairman of Homecoming. IDC, IFC Representatives Discuss Fall Rushing The possibility of fall term rushing moved closer to actuality Wednesday night when the Inter-fraternity Council and leaders of the Inter-dormitory Council met to discuss the program set up by the IDC. Using the iDC-proposed plan, the IFC and the IDC leaders— Daily Emerald Frints Two Special Editions Today’s Emerald is the first of two 16-page editions this weekend, the' second being scheduled for Saturday. First section of today’s Eme rald is the regular daily news paper; second section is a spe cial insert honoring the Student Union dedication. This section was edited by Marjory Bush, Emerald assistant news editor, assisted by the Student Union publicity committee. Weekend Schedule Friday: 3-10 p.m.—Registration of alumni, Student Union, Eugene and Osburn Hotels 3-5 p.m.—Inspection of Student Union by state officials 5 p.m.—Religious consecration of Student Union—Din ner at all living organizations 5:30 p.m.—Sign contest judging 6 p.m.—Noise Parade (ending at 7:45 at Student Union) 8:30 p.m.—Student Union official dedication—Ballroom 9:00 p.m.—Bonfire and rally, Fiji parking lot 9:30 p.m.—Variety Show—Fiji Parking Lot President Bill Clothier, Vern Thompson and Clarence Na pier—rewrote the ten points in to what both groups hoped would eventually be accepted. Donald M. DuShane, director of student affairs, was also present. , The Inter-fraternity Council ap proved the plan Wednesday night. The Inter-dofmitory Council met late Thursday night to consider the new program. - Contact Ideas Differ Principal difference between the two proposals regards the con The IDC Thursday night agreed with ASUO President Barry Mountain that a new rush ing and pledging program must be worked out within the next week. The group will meet Tues day to give final action on the joint IFC-IDC rushing program. tact freshmen may have with fra ternities. Under the program ap proved by the IFC, freshmen will be allowed to be at their fraternity one night a week for orientation meetings. They will also be allow ed to be at their house all other times except during dormitory (Please turn to page seven) SU Formal Dedication Set Tonight in Ballroom formal dedication of the Student Union will take place tonight beginning at 8:30 in the SU ballroom. Governor Douglas McKay, will be among the official guests. Actual dedication ceremonies will be preceeded at 5 p.m. by a consecration of the building. The consecration will be performed by Father Leo Linahen, chap lain of Newman Club; Rabbi E. Charles Sydney, rabbi of the Ahdrai Sholom congregation in Portland ; and Wesley Coodson Nicholson, minister of the Con gregational church in Eugene. John M. McGregor, class of ’23 will deliver the principal address. As ASUO president in 1923, Mc Gregor was the first to advocate the building of a student union on this campus. He now is a practic ing attorney in New York City and this will be his first trip back to Oregon since he graduated. Gov. McKay will address the public on what the Student Un ion means to the state of Ore gon, and the plans the state legislature has for furthering a similar building program. R. E. Kleinsorge, a member of the State Board of Higher Educa tion, will explain the building pro gram of the board, and how the Student Union was a part of that program. President Newburn will give an address on the significance of the SU to University students. Dedi cation ceremonies will be climaxed at 9 p.m. when Newburn will pull a switch to darken the ballroom. University Singers will then sing the pledge song, to be followed by taps. Ceremonies are to be broadcast beginning at 8:30 over KERG, KASH, and KOAC. Big Variety Show Set for Tonight, Mountain to Talk A gigantic variety show and. rally will be held at 9:15 p.m. to night in the Fiji Parking lot, Tom Barry, general chairman of Home coming, announced Thursday. Ten top flight entertainment numbers will be presented to stu dents and alumni at the show. Headed by master of ceremonies. Gay Baldwin, the show promises to be one of the best Oregon has seen in many years. The program will get undo* way with a number by the Uni versity band after which Barry Mountain will say a few words. He will introduce Gay Baldwin who will start the show rolling by introducing the first number. Highlights of the show will bo the presentation of awards for winners of the noise parade a:nd sign contests. Delt Trio Slated The following program is on tap for this evening’s show: Pre sentation of Red Feather Commun ity Chest girls; Delta Tau Delta Trio, with Fred Schneiter, Paul Barrow, and George Guldagger; Phi Gamma Delta Duet, with Boh Wheelas and “Frosty” Durland Pi Kappa Alpha skit, featuring Pete Urban, Eddie Raggozino, and Oscar Shoemake. The Governor Speaks... My participation in today’s dedication ceremonies for the Uni versity of Oregon’s new $2,100,000 Erb Memorial Union will be one of the most pleasant experiences of my 21 months in the of fice of Governor. Men and women who are my contemporaries envisioned a stu dent union building for your campus before a great majority of the present members of the University of Oregon student body were born. It was the Class of 1923 that first sought to crystallize fervent but nebulous hopes and translate them into organized action. Actually, then, Friday’s dedication climaxes 27 years of work, and it is to be bitterly regretted that two of the prime movers, the late Ernest Haycox and University President Don ald M. Erb, have been deprived of this triumphant hour. I am sure that those of us who arc present at the ceremonies will be moved by the thrill of this great accomplishment and a deep sense of gratitude for the contributions of these two out standingly brilliant men of letters. The Erb Memorial Union reflects, in its beauty and utility, the planning of these fine minds. Its materialization was long in coming, as is the case with anything of lasting value. So appreci ate it, treat it with the love and care that went into its develop ment and it will be a source of rich pleasure to countless future classes of Oregon students. -* Sincerely yours, Douglas McKay, j Governor