Journalism School To Be Named
After The Late Dean, Eric W. Allen
by Anne Ritchey
Emerald Feature Editor
The story of the University’s
school of journalism is one that
begins in 1912 when Eric W. Al
len was hired to teach the few
journalism courses offered by the
University. The journalism build
ing consisted of a wooden shack,
with boards composing some five
feet of its walls and chicken wire
continuing the sides.
In 1922 this structure burned
down, and with the $49,000 allotted
at that time a new home was built
for the school. This was the build
ing that was used in its "tempor
ary” state for 30 years.
This past summer McClure hall,
which also figured prominently in
the story of the school, was torn
down to make way for the con
struction of the new building. The
new structure will be named Allen
hall in honor of the first dean,
who died in 1944.
Framework Stands
Allen hall will be built around
the framework of the old journal
ism building, which still stands. It
will be joined to the old structure
as was McClure hall, the third
oldest building on campus and the
first permanent one to be torn
down.
High on the University's prior
ity list for almost ten years, con
struction of the new J-school
building was approved at the last
session of the state legislature,
after recent concentrated efforts
on the part of the Oregon State
Broadcasters association and oth
er concerns involved.
In April, 1953, the state senate
gave construction the approving
nod, and allowed a $600,000 budget
for building operations. Total esti
mated cost at the present time is
$557,000, with $43,000 having been
returned to the state already.
Under One Roof
Allen hall will house, under one
roof, the University press, the Ore
gon Daily Emerald, classrooms,
faculty offices, laboratories, the
Oregon Scholastic Press, Oregon
Newspaper Publishers association
and Oregon State Broadcasters as
sociation.
The press, which is now located
east of the Science building, will
occupy the entire ground level of
the building, with its extensive
letterpress, offset and bindery
equipment.
Faculty offices and classrooms
will be on the second floor along
with the reading and reference
room which contains 150 newspap
ers and magazines. A display room
will also be on this floor, in addi
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tion to an auditorium with a seat
ing capacity of 180.
On the third floor will be labora
tories of an extent never before
realized in the J-school, according
to Gordon A. Sabine, dean of the
school. A new radio-television
room will be included, as well as
advertising and copywriting labs
and a photography room. Head
quarters for the state organiza
tions will be on the third floor,
as will be the research room and
the Eric Allen seminar room.
Reproduction
The Allen Seminar room, with
its corner brick fireplace and in
formal seating arrangements, will
be a close reproduction of the be
loved Dean’s own living room,
where he liked to do much of his
teaching. Small discussion groups
and seminars will be held in this
room, where Allen's private library
will be located.
The news-writing room of the
building will contain an innova
tion in arrangement which was de
signed by Ivan Collins, of the Uni
versity physical plant in answer to
specified requirements by Dean
Sabine. Tables in the room will be
of a swept-back airplane wing
shape, which Sabine terms “Ivan
oid," after their designer. They
make possible almost-unlimited
seating arrangements for seminars
and discussions, forming even a
copy-desk arrangement.
The tables will have mica sur
faced tops, and will probably have
three legs, facilitating storage.
Book Shelves Plans
Another novel idea to be Incor
porated into the building is the
use of hanging book-shelves, which
will be used in faculty offices and
the dean’s office. Suspended from
the ceiling and having shelves only
at the level most convenient for
use, they leave space for filing
cabinets or other office equipment
under them.
The Emerald offices, which have
been housed at various times in
several quonset huts and are now
in a large one south of Deady hall,
will be arranged in accordance
with the latest idea in utility and
speed, with the editors’ desks ar
ranged out in the open around the
central copy slot.
This arrangement is ‘‘beautiful
through its utility,’’ Sabine said.
Arrangements throughout the
building are “in accordance with
the ideal of the mass-communica
.tions systems, which provides for
the flow of clear thinking with no
obstructions,” the dean added.
Night Staff
Makeup Editor: Paul Keefe
Assistant: Jackie Wardell
Night Editor: Valera Vierra
Staff: Janet Kneeland, Joanne
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Traditions Play
Important Role
This Weekend
by Frances Love
Emorald Reporter
The tradition of Homecoming
began Oct. 10, 1914, when a group
of alums journeyed to the Univer
sity for “Alum Day,” given in
their honor, by the University stu
dents. This day proved popular and
in 1915 was expanded to include a
weekend of festivities. From this
beginning has sprung the activities
and traditions in the Homecoming
celebration of today.
Grandfather among the host of
Homecoming traditions is the
painting of the “O’’ on Skinner’s
Butte. Since its construction In
1908, it has been traditionally
painted by freshmen In their old
est clothes sliding down its sur
face.
S Frosh Reconstruct
The year will mark the 101st
paint job, although this year it
will be on a new “O.” This year’s
freshman class constructed and
painted a wooden “O," near the
original after the repeated dyna
mite blastings of the old concrete
one were termed dangerous by the
Eugene city council. The remains
of the concrete “O’’ was also tak
en down by the freshmen.
The traditional noise parade is
a popular item on the Homecom
ing agenda. Ancestors of this event
are the Jazz parade, pajama pa
rade and yell contest. The years
of the pajama parade, saw stu
dents winding throughout the
downtown streets, stores and the
aters, yelling and shouting and in
their loudest night clothes.
Fed at Ylllard
Upon returning to the Univer
sity they were fed at Villard hall,
where ther again exercised their
vocal cords in a yell contest.
1951 ushered in the tradition of
a Homecoming queen. In previous
years, the football team selected a
hostess who presided over tho
weekend’s festivities, aa “Hello
Girl.”
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