February 12,1900: Voiume 1,
until 1952.
Fall 1909: The paper begins
publishing twice a week, and the
name is changed to the Oregon
Emerald.
1914:Thrice-weekly publica
tion begins.
1938: Emerald awarded the
Pacemaker, the highest distinc
tion possible for college news
papers.
Sometimes working on
the Emerald can be a
formal business.
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I Staff members worit on
the Homecoming issue
of 1939.
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;pring of 1940
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1941: Helen Angel named first
woman editor in Emeraitfs history.
19C-3: Newspaper sponsors
two major defense drives: a scrap
drive and a penny parade.
1943*4: Staff is made op almost
entirely by women as a result of
World War 11. Marjorie Major Good
win serves as the second woman
editor in chief. The size of the paper
is cut from an eight-page to a four
page tabloid. An army page t$
added, and a special section is sent
to servicemen overseas.
1944- 5; Anne Craven serves as
third woman editor. Paper shortage
causes budget problems, but daily
publication is sustained. Special ser
vicemen’s edition mailed.
1945- 6; Returns to eight-page
tabloid size after usual wartime size
of four pages.
1948*7: Emerald expos* of Theta
Nu Epsilon, an outlawed secret fra
ternity, is among the mosttafked
about stories of the year, according
to the Oregana, Summer fire de
stroys supply of newsprint, bra pa
per returns to normal size after afew
under-sized issues during the begin
ning of die year.
1947-8; Staff moves offices from
basement of the Journalism Build
ing to a nearby quonset hut. A con
densation of world news from the
United Press is run often.
Fall 1947: Staff teams the 1946-5
Emerald was given the All-American
Superior Award from the American
Collegiate Press. The Emerald is one
of 11 papers in the United States to
1949-50: Monday issues of the
Emerald are published for the first
time. Staff members volunteer to
accept salary cuts to maintain five
times weekly publication schedule
when faced with budgetary prob
lem.
1952: Editor Larry Hobart be
comes the first editor to endorse a
presidential candidate, running a
front-page editorial backing Ad
lai Stevenson. According to a cam
pus survey, a majority of students
were in favor of Eisenhower, and
much debate ensued among stu
dents.
Sept. 23,1952: Emerald publica
tion responsibilities given
to Publications
Board.
1953- 54: Emerald offices move
from temporary hut near journalism
school to another temporary hut
near Deady Hall.
1954- 55: Offices move to third
floor of then-new journalism build
ing, Allen Hall. |
1959: Facets, a periodic magazine |
bonus, started by Editor Jerry Ram- !
Staff members
take a cigar
break at the staff
party in 1947.
The crew at “The Shack” in 1947.
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Feb. 5, 1
1971: University
administration
dizzolves Publica
tions Board. \
April 8,1971:
Publications Board is
abolished and replaced by a semi-au
tonomous organization called the Ore
gon Daily Emerald Board of Directors,
to temporarily publish
the paper until an independent
corporation could be formed.
June 29,1971: Board of Directors
adopts resolution to es
tablish the Oregon Daily __
Emerald Publishing
Company Inc.
Oct. 26,1971: Corporation is incor
jorated under the provisions of the
Dregon Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Nov. 2,1971: First meeting of the
corporation’s Board of Directors held
n Erb Memorial Union.
Nov. 1974: Staffers move the offices
tom Allen Hall to its current home in
Suite 300 of the EMU.
court
June 18,1968 (shown): The
Supreme Court refuses to hear the
case. The case is the basis for Ore
gon’s current Shield Law.
Production staff from 1975-76
gathers around the Mergen
thaler typesetting machine
that used punched paper tape.
Fall 1996: Emerald celebrates
25 years of independence with
first alumni reunion.
Fall 1997: Emerald awarded
Pacemaker for the second time.
Fall 1998: Emerald celebrates
its 100th year of publication with
an alumni reunion.
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SOURCE: Oregana [yearbook] from 1943 to 1969:1996 Alumni Directory; 1998 Alumni Directory; Oregon Daily Emerald, 1916 to present.