Underground Tunnels
Connect UO Buildings
By Bob Rogers
Emerald Reporter
Beneath the University of Ore
gon campus is a vast network of
tunnels which carries the com
plete supply of the institution's
power and distributes it to every
building on campus.
The system Is set up like a
tree, with its trunk beginning at
the physical plant, stretching
across the highway, and extend
ing to McArthur Court. This tree
has two main branches, with a
maze of sub-branches connecting
the scattered buildings to the
power system.
The tunnel is approximately
six feet wide and seven feet high,
and it is made of concrete. Along
the right side are three large
pipes; the skeen line, the largest
of the trio which is above the
other two; the medium pressure
line and the return water line,
which run parallel.
On the opposite wall are vari
ous heavily insulated wires and
cables which include the high
watt power and the telephone
lines. There are also sewer lines,
irrigation lines which furnish
water for the newly planted area
by the millrace, water lines for
Lacy Meets Today
With Psych Group
Psi Chi, psychology honorary,
will hold its regular meeting to
day at 12 in the Student Union.
All members of the organiza
tion, faculty members and grad
uate students are invited to at
tend the meeting and should
either bring a lunch with them
or purchase one at the SU cafe
teria.
Professor Frank R. Lacy of the
law school will lead a special
discussion on the topic, “Insanity
as a Legal Defense" as the fea
ture of tlie meeting proper.
the sprinkling systems, and vari
ous other power and water units.
This is an extremely large unit
which is technically difficult to
comprehend: but its general
functions are very basic. It cor
responds to the large generating
plants which supply the power
for small towns and large cities.
If the whole main network were
stretched out in a straight line, a
man would have to walk approxi
mately 1.84 miles to travel from
one end to the other.
The physical plant is a large
noisy building with complicated
expensive generators, massive1
furnaces, and numerous panels
and instruments.
Originally the Architecture
building was part of the Physical
Plant. Most of the tunnels were
built during the depression days
I in the 1930’s. The section which
carries power to the Veteran's
Dormitories and to the Music
building was constructed in the
1920’s, while the branch to Ger
, linger, which is the oldest, was
built around the turn of the cen
; tury.
According to I. I. Wright, su
perintendent of the physical
plant, most students and even
faculty members do not realize
the fact that all the power which
the University uses is supplied by
the Physical Plant. He stated
| that he believes that during
freshman week, conducted tours
of the physical plant and the un
derground tunnel system should
be included in the agenda.
There is much more to this
University than just the build
ings, the campus, and the social
life,” asserted Wright, "and I
believe it would be extremely ed
ucational to the students if they
had a working idea of how this
university is run, from the me
chanical standpoint."
S U Currents
Zazu Pitts Stars
In WEE Theater
Wednesday Evening Educe-!
tional theater will present the
1924 film “Greed,” one of Direc
tor Erich von Stronheim's mas
terpieces of realism. This movie
is first in the series of WEE
theater movies presented in ac
cordance with the current Fes
tival of Arts on the campus.
“Greed” is typical of films in
the early era of the motion pic
ture industry and stars Zazu
Pitts. Gibson Cowland and Jean
Hersholdt. Admission is free to
the movie to be held Wednesday
at 7 and 9 p.m. in 138 Common
wealth.
Publicity Committee
Will Meet Wednesday
All members of the Student
Union publicity committee will
meet Wednesday at 4 p.m. in
room 313 of the SU. according
to Dick Gray, chairman.
SU Committee Plans
Meet at 1 P.M. Today
Members of the Recorded Mu
sic Committee will meet today In
the SU lending library at 1 p.m.,
according to Shirley Hardy,
chairman.
Today's Staff
Makeup Editor—Paul Keefe.
Copy Desk—Marcia Mauney,
Jerry Harrell, Carole Beech, Bob
Turley.
News Desk—Carol Craig, Bob
Robinson, Mary Alice Allen.
Night Staff—Anne Burling
ham.
+ Campus Briers +
0 A total of 15 student* were
confined to the Infirmary Mon
day for medical attention, nr- j
cording to hospital records. The :
patients were Sharon Holder.
Judith Harris, Sonia Edwards,
Patricia Lewis, Carol Andree,
Uarhara Coen, William Frcske,
James Withrow, Chuck Greenley,
Gerald Ross, John I^ally, Doug
Clement, Gerald Ohlsen, Mary
Jo Kourier and Ben Dorris.
0 White Caps, pre-nursing
club, will meet Wednesday at
noon in the Student Union. Miss
Esther Jacobson, a member of i
the Membership Committee of ;
the International Council of j
Nurses will be the guest speaker. |
0 Any women Interested in
working at the Skipworth Juven
ile Home on Wednesday nights
are invited to attend a meeting
today at 4 p.m. in the Student
Union.
j0 A meeting of all Higmu Del
ta Chi members will be held to
day at 12:30 p.m. in the Allen
Memorial Seminar Room.
f The YWCA executive com
mittee will meet at noon today
in the YW office in Gerlinger
Retreat Ceremony
Set for Thursday
The ROTC retreat ceremony
which will be staged to familiar
ize the public with military tra
dition is scheduled for Thurs
day, Feb. 10.
All traffic on 13th and Univer
sity streets will be rerouted from
4:30 until 5 p.m. as the cere
mony will be held on the corner
of those streets. The ceremony
will be at 4 .45 p.m.
hall, according to Carol Gcrluch,
publicity chairman. %
0 Kwunm will meet tonight
at 6:45 In Gerllnger hall, accord
ing to Helen Kuth Johnaon, prcnl
dent.
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