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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1985)
Time capsule will reveal secrets of the past Contents collected by University founders date back 100 years By Kirsten Bolin (H llw> Kmrrald A sealed topper time capsule contain ing Hems collected by the University's founders in the 1880s will be opened Saturday at It) a,in. in Robinson Theatre as part of ViUard Hall's centennial birth day celebration. The time capsule, removed from a building cornerstone last Tuesday, was built into historic Villard Hall during its construction in 1HH5 Although no one is totally certain of the capsule’s contents, a document tentatively listing 82 objects was given to the Unverslty Archives at the time of the building's completion. •'People in the auditorium will be the first ones to see the capsule’s contents in the light of day for 100 years,” says Horace Robinson, co-chair of the Viilard Centennial and the person after which Robinson Theatre is. named. "Some of the articles will be of interest in themselves, others will be of interest Strictly as to whv they are in there.". The second building constructed on the University campus. Villard Hall is now a National Historic landmark. It was the original home of many programs, in eluding the University library and the music school. Speech, telecommunica tions. drama, the Robinson Theatre and the KWAX studios currently reside there. Villard Hall was named for Henry Viilaid, a wealthy Northern Pacific Railroad man who had earlier saved Heady Hall, the first University building, from bankruptcy. Originally designed in Second Empire style, the building was allocated $100,000 by the state in tpe 1040s to fund a renovation and expansion project. A new floor, wing and stairway were ad ded at this time. A major fundraising drive is now underway as University and Villard Hall officials try to raise the $500,000 needed to return the building to its original appearance. "We need to renovate the outside of Villard Hall to make it historically ac curate." says Grant McKernie. head of the speech department. . . . Interior modifications and assorted new equipment also are badly needed, ho says. • "We want to provide an up-to-date Photo t*nirte*y of I Iniversity News Bureau This late 19th century drawing depicts Villard Hath the second building con-, structed on campus. theater education and have up-to-date equip m e n* t . "* h e s a y s . An anonymous $50,000 donation to the fund was received earlier this week, which McKernie hopes will inspire others to give. "We’re hoping alumni in the llniver sity, particularly from these depart ments' will remember their fond times at the University.” he says. For.more information about centennial, activities or the fund raiser, contact the Univers-ily speech department, WMi-4171. Railroad baron first significant donator Villard saved Deady from financial straits By IJnda Hahn C H III* Km*r«td Villard Hall should bs named Billiard Hall. after the real name I of the German immigrant whose . $7,000 donation saved Heady Mall from demise in 1881.. Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Henry Villard Hilgard came to America, from Bavaria at the age of 17 for adventure, fame and fortune. To a|lude the grasp of disgruntled parents in the old country, Hilgard changed his name to Henry Vtljard. the name of a school chum. journalist, railroad promoter, financier, • philantropist — Vi I lard rose through the ranks to achieve his goal. He rubbed elbows with Horace Greeley, emminent journalist, when Villard covered the Pike’s Peak gold rush in- 1858. He came to know the standard bearer of the Republican party in the 1860 presidential elec tions. Abraham Lincoln, on a first-name basis. He schemed with and outwitted the likes of Jay Could, eastern financier, over railroad stock options in 1870. He conferred with Thomas Edison,. inventor ex traodinaire. to found the Edison General Electric Company in 1889. The man credited with saving the University from financial uncertainty — the man remembered for his generousi ty. in the States as well as his home country, seems larger than life. But he was all too human, suffering from human ailments, succumbing to human inclinations. Villard will always be remembered for his role in the development of Oregon. On his first visit to the region, he was impressed with its possibilities and developed the idea of building a railway empire in the Northwest. However, according to Appleton’s Encyclopedia of American Biographies, in the late 1 BfiOs when Villard worked as a journalist, he sent statistics to the New York Herald that were, intended to influence the location of a Pacific railroad route. During the years of 187‘t to 1883, Villard was considered to be on of the most important railroad promoters in the United States. As president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, he fostered construction of the first trancontinental railroad to Oregon, increasing the settle ment of the state. However, upon completion of the line in 1883. Villard was confronted with huge deficits and was forc ed to resign the presidency in early 1884. From 1884 to 1888 he was in Germany, recovering from a nervous breakdown. With the aid of German capital, Villard made a magnifi es nt comeback in 1887. by sav ing the Oregon and Transcon tinental. a holding company of railway properties. Me re entered the board of the Nor thern Pacific in 1888. but was unable to reconcile conflicting interests within the company. In 1893. his railway career came to an end. Viilard was also an author of note, writing from his ex periences as a journalist. He wrote a hook on Pike's Peak and one on his conversations with Lincoln Villard’s attention was drawn to Oregon again in 1881 when the news of the impending sale of the University’s only building. Heady Mali, appeared in Portland newspapers. He Wanted to develop the educa tional as well as the economic resources of the Northwest. Consequently, he assumed a $7,000 debt and also.presented the University with $50,000 in Northern Pacific bonds from which $3,000 annual income was derived: With this endow ment. the University’s days of financial insecurity were ended. Villard’s generosity attracted wide attention since his dona tions were the first of any im portance to higher education in Oregon. Viilard Hall stands as a testament to his achievments. CLASSIFIED ADS CAN BE PLACED AT ODE Ottlce, 300 EMU EMU SUAB Booth 11-1. M F UO Bookstore Lobby 11-1. 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