sidered very during. Hill her i areer spanned the lime
of pur. show. »o we an? preparing her dance lo show
people what could lint 1m- seen iii Villard Hall. The
same thing is true for Ruth SI Dennis (Duncan’s
predts essor). Wo arc Irving lo give people an idea of
cultural life at the time, on and off-campus."
Robinson listed, a number of highly-res|>e<:ted
designer* and actors who have worked at the Univer
sity. including Donald. Shirley, perennial" scene
designer for the Miss Universe pageants. Robinson
said budgetary restraint’s would not permit them to
come and perform at the centennial production.
Z\eith Richard. University archivist, described the
campus as it looked Ix-tore Villurd Mall was opened
in lBMii "In IH7H. Ibw University was 17,5 acres of
emptiness, with the exception of two old oak trees
that are still standing on the edge of the campus out
by Franklin Boulevard: Deady Mall, and a couple of
outhouses!"
There .were OH students at the < nllogialo level, as
well as a college preparatory grade school w hich in
eluded the higher elementary and high-school
grades. For a long time, the University supplied
Eugene with ati elementary school. Richard said.
Faculty, member* included the university presi
dent, who also taught Latin, us well as a
mathematics teacher, a theology-history teacher, the
grade-school .principal and her assistant.
Statewide, the University was already building
a reputation by .the turn of the century. World War I
saw the flourishing of |he University's reputation as
an institution of higher learning, and the enrollment
topped 2.000 students for the first lime. Richard
said. After World War II. I lie (.1 Mill resulted m .t
"tremendous" enrollment increase, he added.
C
Cram. Dicken. professor emeritus of geography,
came to the University from Minnesota in I‘t47. as
part of the postwar influx of faculty and students.
"When I first came to Uof()...l didn't know
Horace Robinson real welj, but I would see him at a
faculty'suppelr once in a while, and sometimes we
would see him at the plays," Dicken recalled. "I had
the hirpftfssiou that he was a very unusual person.
Photo conrtMv t 'Bivonity Arcl»iv»*
but talking to him a few minutes, he just seem-.
o«i very nice, very matter-of-fact. We had several
mutual friends in the speech department. .’*■
“When I came to the University..'I became head
of the geography' department, so I had to sign the in
ventory. ami a lot of our equipment was in the base
ment of Villard Hall. At that time, the basemeiit floor
of Villard was dirt, but there were; several sections
which had stee) fences and were locked off so people
wouldn't steal. Well, one of the, things Iliad on fhe
inventory was three airplane:erigirms.° •
Dickon explained that a fellow,geography pro
fessor had been in civilian pilot training during
World War II. "After the war ended, he was respon
sible for a lot of stuff, and for safety’s sake he
couldn't just go and bury. it. so the engines ended up
in Villard." Dicken said. 'They wore spares. 1
guess There were also several thousand dishes, in
herited from the civilian pilot-training, and an an
cient mimeograph-machine1 that we used in the
department for several years until we got a better
one That was my experience with Villard Hall.”
^Observances celebrating University and com
munity experiences with Villard Hall will feature
nostalgic exhibits from the edifice s early days, in
cluding a display of volumes from the original
Henry Villard library donation, a bust of Villard and
the exposed brick wall, ivy arid east Villard founda
tion located within the present-day scene shop.
Henry, Villard was a (lernjan immigrant, pioneer
Northwest railroad magnate and philanthropist who
helped bring the railroad to Eugene in 1871.
Through bis leadership, his financial and material
generosity, he was instrumental in founding the
University in the 1870s
Robinson said a costume parade will be featured
at the start of intermission for each performance of
the centennial revue at the theatre which bears his
name.
"We hope the audience will join us for this
revival of the traditional Walk-around.’ " Robinson
said. "Hack in tier 1800s. couples would stroll along
the sidewalks by Villard Hall during the intermis
sion. socializing and enjoying the grounds."
All tickets for (he revue are reserved and cost $5.
To order tickets, contact the Robinson Theatre box
office at (iHti-4101.
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