Oregon daily emerald., April 22, 1997, Page 4A, Image 4

FOCUS ON HISTORY: MI1,’ill
Once housing the entire 177-student University,
Deady Hall is the oldest building on campus and
has the most traditions associated with its history
WHO'S DEADY?
Judge
Matthew |
Deady
■ WHAT HE DID: i
President of the
Board of Regents
■ HIS CONNEC
TION TO THE DO:
Helped get funding
from the Legisla
ture to found the
University in 1876.
■ DIED: 1893
STAIRCASES:
Both west and east
towers once housed
circular staircases,
and one was set
aside for women and
the other for men.
Supposedly the
administration felt it
impolite for men to
see the bare ankles of
the women
students as they
ascended to class.
WINDOWS:
Eugene school
children contributed
money to fill the
original empty
window frames
with glass.
■ FIREWOOD:
Each classroom had an iron
stove. During the tall, great
piles of firewood were
stacked until they covered
the ground floor windows.
(below) With the help of
students and faculty, Janito
Dudley, would lug the wooc
up the stairs each day.
THE HELLO WALK’:
Tradition had it that when walking between Villard and Fenton, all
students would greet each other. If you were a freshman and failed to
' do so, often an upperclassman could dunk you in the Millrace or in the
nearby fountain between Deady and Fenton Halls. In the 1950s, the
tradition was moved to the sidewalk between the EMU and 13th Street.
FIRST FLOOR: Originally
housed faculty offices. When
the University was founded
there were only four teachers
BASEMENT: Janitor Dudley had living quarters here,
and some spaces were made into dormitory rooms.
Offices fill most of these small rooms now.
TOWERS:
— At each end of Deady are 74-foot
towers that once contained
circular staircases and are the
dominant feature of the building.
ROOF:
A mansard roof, the shape is
typical of its period and originates
— in France. It was originally
covered with cedar shingles,
which are slowly being replaced
in an effort to reduce leaking
and deterioration.
— THIRD FLOOR:
Originally housed a chapel.
— SECOND FLOOR:
Originally housed classrooms.
A IVY:
Because ivy will slowly rip the
mortar from joints and weaken
the bricks, the ivy and other
vines are being removed. The
“Ivy League” does not help
buildings stand up.
WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME...
The entire campus community gathers outside of the newly finished
Deady Hall in 1876. The first graduating class numbered five students
in 1878, while the early faculty consisted of four teachers.
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WHERE’S MY
CALCULATOR?
As in a math class
today, these calculus
students sit in Deady
Hall. However, this
class was taught
exactly 100 years
ago, before
calculators and
computers. The
wood stove in the
corner is also a
reminder that each
student had to bring
firewood from
home, which usually
was miles away.
A DEAOY HALL TIMELINE
▼ 1919:
The "Pioneer” statue (left)
is placed in the “Old Quad"
as Johnson, Fenton and Friendly
Halls join Deady, Villard and
Mclure (demolished) to form the
early part of campus.
▼ 1990s:
Both Deady and Villard Halls
have their roofs repaired
and historic detail (left)
replaced and restored in an
effort to keep both buildings
from deteriorating.
1870
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1980
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“The
Building,"
now named
forjudge
Matthew
Deady, opens
incomplete.
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▲ loob:
The second building
on campus, named
after Henry Villard,
(right) is completed
to the north of
Deady Hall, (above)
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▲ 1914: \
To make even more space,
3 more floors are added
between the existing 4
floors. The high ceilings are
therefore reduced and the ,
building becomes
cramped.
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A1926:
“The Building” is
officially dedicated
as “Deady Hall"
at the fiftieth
anniversary of the
University’s
founding.
▲ 1951:
The sciences ^
move from Deady*
to Pacific Hall, and
the Mathematics
Department makes
its home in
Deady Hall.
A1977:
Deady Hall is designated a
National Historic Landmark.
It is one of only six individual
buildings in Oregon to have this
status. Villard Hall is another one
of those six buildings.