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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1981)
Campus area may become ‘historical’ site By CHARLENE BELL Of the Emerald South University Neighbor hood Association members fear increased apartment conver sions are threatening the “nos talgic charm” of the neighbor hood’s pre-depression style, particularly in the University and Potter streets area. So SUNA is asking Eugene’s Historic Review Board to desig nate parts of the neighborhood as an Historic Landmark Area. The neighborhood asociation must present tentative boun dary lines and a statement of the area's historical significance to the review board this spring to apply for land mark designation That acknowledgement would enable property owners to apply for funds through the city to make restorations or repairs on their homes. “The designation will also mean that historical material will be available for anyone who wants to learn about the area,” ' says Ruth South, an area re sident working on the project. Residents have worked close ly for almost two years with the city’s Housing and Com munity Conservation Office in compiling a preliminary history of the area, using resident in terviews, University archives and museum records. The University and Potter streets area is predominantly composed of structures built between the 1920s and 1930s during a period of architectural revival and experimentation, says Kim Goddard, a masters Photo by Erich Boekelheide South University neighborhood homes are under consideration for historic landmark designation. student in historical preserva tion of architecture and coor dinator for the designation project. With the exception of a few minor "face-lifts” performed in the 1950s, a large number of Tudor, Georgian and Colonial TAKE CHARGE AT 22. In most jobs, at 22 you’re at the bottom of the ladder. In the Navy, at 22 you can be a leader. After just 16 weeks of leadership training, you’re commissioned an officer, part of the manage ment team. 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The South University neighborhood is still chiefly composed of upper mid dle-class professionals, includ ing University professors, lawyers and doctors. Area residents hope the des ignation will restrict exterior alterations on the more historic buildings and prevent future owners from demolishing any homes. Goddard urges property owners in the area to attend a meeting Tuesday at the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, 1886 University St., to discuss the implications of the designation. SUNA members and city staff will be on hand to present re search and answer questions. YWCA offers programs for area students The Young Women’s Chris tian Association, located at 841 E. 18th St., offers a wide selec tion of service to the campus community. And this diversity is its stron gest feature, says director Trudy Cooper. The YWCA offers three main programs: • The Exceptional Friendship Program trains volunteers to help disabled children through one-to-one friendship. The volunteer and child participate in recreational and social ac tivities. • The Education and Outreach Program has three ongoing projects this term. A new project that replaces the Brown Bag Lunch Series is the sociology class “Violence Against Women," taught by Cooper. The program also sponsors lectures and debates on political or social topics. • The Scholarship Program gave six $600 scholarships to undergraduate students this year. The YWCA also helps support a Racial Justice Program, the Rape Crisis Network and the Ethnic Women’s Alliance, Cooper says. "This is the closest thing to a women’s center on campus,” Cooper says. Nationally, the YWCA is an activist political group that does legislative work for human rights movements. The YWCA is open from 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group membership fee is $20 a year and individual membership is $5. S,]|iiiH!Biai»miHa Skylight Refectory 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. ■
