Weekend Traditions Linger
In Memories of Alums
By Beverly Chamberlain
Emerald Feature Writer
Junior Weekend has become
more lavish each year with the
addition of new and bigger
events. Yet. with the luncheons.
Canoe Fete. All-Campus Sing,
and Prom, the things that will
linger in the memories of Ore
gon students years after they be
come alums are the traditions
observed during the weekend.
The history of Junior Weekend
traditions goes back to the very
early days of the event. On May
11. 1924. there appeared in the ;
Emerald a story about the tradi
tions observed during Junior
Weekend of that year. Senior
men patrolled the campus in
their ‘new sombreros" partici
pating in the theme of the week
end. The senior "cops'' carried ■
out extensive dunking of tradi
tion violators in the senior foun
tain. Even innocent by-passers
found themselves dripping wet
from the efforts of the over
anxious upperclassmen.
The freshmen held their an
nual tug-of-war with the soph
omores. and came out victorious.
For their reward, they burned
their hated green beanies with
ceremony. The only green •'lids'',
seen on campus that weekend
were the ones grabbed by senti
mental freshmen women for their
Memory Books. _
Ten years later, an May 14.
1934. a list of traditions appeared
in the paper. Students were not
to walk on the grass, smoke on
campus nor be caught "pigging"
at games. The Order of the O
enforced the rules, and violators
were punished by a paddling on
the steps of the library.
Freshmen men went to Skin
ner's Butte, armed with old
brooms to use as paint brushes
on the ‘O.’ The brooms could
also be used as “weapons, in
case of a surprise attack." ac
cording to the Emerald. Follow
ing the paint job. the freshmen
men went to the Millrace for the
Freshman - Sophomore tug-of
war.
Booklet Reveals Beginning
Of UO's Junior Weekend
By Anne Ritchey
Emerald Assistant News Editar
The date was May 22 and 23.
1903. The occasion was the first
annual Junior Weekend and Uni
versity Day. and it is immortal
ized in a small booklet owned by
Mrs. Howard A. Hall, a Univer
sity alumna.
First event of that original
weekend was an at-home held
by the Beta Epsilon sorority,
on Thursday night preceding the
weekend's activities.
“Campus Improvement” fol-,
lowed next, and was a far cry
from the general sweeping and
clearing of present-day clean
ups.
Activities included under the
improvement project were con
struction of a cement sidewalk
west of Deady hall, construction
of bleachers on Kincaid Field,
and the original Oregon “O."'
atop Skinner’s Butte, was built.
University Day events were
held on Friday, and that day's
luncheon was an all-school af
fair. The “substantial and
abundant, although simple”
menu consisted of sandwiches,
etc., donated by women from
each class.
Friday afternoon included a
track meet with Oregon Agri- (
cultural college. The 19th an
nual Junior Exhibition was held
Friday night, at Villard hall. It
included musical numbers and
orations on such subjects as.j
honor and character.
i'
Time
For
GRAFF
SHIRTS
see the new
fashions
now at
Hadley's
2.9S to 4.95
Downstairs
Oregon and "O.A.C.." as it
was officially named then, had
two baseball games Saturday, j
at 9:45 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The junior prom was held Sat
urday night at the Armory,
which was located at 7th and
Willamette, where the Coburn \
Film Shop now is.
The “Grand March," presum
ably the coronation ceremony, i
was held at 8:15 p.m.
After that Junior Weekend,
(lacking of tradition violators
was banned as one of the poorer
traditions.
On May 2, 1942, paddling of
violators was restored, and a
more extensive list of rules to
be obeyed by students appeared
in the newspaper. Students were
not to walk on the grass, and
had to say “hello" on Hello
walk. Freshmen girls were to
wear green ribbons and fresh
men men were to appear in tin
pants (suntans) and rooters lids.
Freshmen men scrubbed the
seal, and could not wear ties
or white shoes, nor speak to
women at the All - Campus
Luncheon.
Upperclassmen wore cords,
sophomores wore blue jeans or
"moleskins." and freshmen wore
what was left. The Order of the
O men wore the emblems repre
senting the organization, and
caught all violators of the tradi
tions.
Women violators appeared at
Fenton pool for the traditional
dunking, while the men went to
Fenton hall for their punish
ments. (
Through the years. Oregon's
traditions have always been a
memorable part of Junior Week
end, and this year is no excep-1
tion. Freshmen will cleun the
Oregon Seal and trophies Sat
urday. participate in the annual
tug-of-war on the Millrace, and
paint the O on Skinner's Butte !
by the "seat-of-the-pants” meth
od. Freshmen women must wear
green ribbons, and the men must
appear in rooter's lids. As in
the past the Order of the O
has been punishing violators with
the traditional dunkings.
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