Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

Page 23 text:

H Dances cnlivcnol the campaign west, E. C. AlKvorth, ' i6, who had hccn closely idcntiiicJ with the initial cainpaii ii, was elected manat er of the Memorial Union, and Wm. E. North, ' 14, was selected as temporary field man. A vigorous and searching campaign among the alumni, carried on over a period of a year or more, raised the fund to a considerably larger figure. The second intensive campaign, which took place in March, 1916, brought the net fund of the Memorial Union close up to the present total, which is 8 10,000, of which $175,000 is in cash. A careful studv of all the student unions in the country has been made and a great amount of time and deliberation has been given to working out a successful set of plans, the result of which is the Memorial Union ground for which is being broken in Mav. In the course of another two years this magnificent structure will be a massive realitv on the campus, a beautiful embodiment of a lofty ideal. Jiisi wait ' till it ' s completed! exclaim the students 71 lUliitXkWirWUJMiV ■■ ■■■ ' ■ II

Page 22 text:

' mmrtmrm Checking cimp.iigii results The fee decided upon then has been continued up to the present time. The Union was incorporated January lo, 1914. A board of governors was appointed June 7, 1914, when the first meeting was held. A constitution was drawn up and plans made for a defmite procedure to be followed. On July 9. 1914, a joint meeting was held of the Memorial Union hoard. Alumni board and the Campaign committee, at which ways and means for raising the necessary funds were determined upon. The first intensive campaign on the campus was put over in January, 19IV A letter bv President Kerr, ill at his home, outlining the essentials of the project and earnestly endorsing the idea was given general circulation. On January 10, a thrilling convo- cation, at which Regent B. F. Irvine was the principal speaker, launched the campus drive that resulted in a magnificent response by students and faculty, ho exceeded their quota bv a large margin. On May 1, 1915, preliminary to the sweeping campaign over the state and north- I t i-riii (..jmpiign Jinncrt tor workcri helped to centralize interest

Page 24 text:

Alma Mater Smig W ' ithhi it Vide of western t iotniti his, II II There ' s ti college tie hold etenr. Her shady slopes aud jouutiihis Oft to me t ppei r. I love to Uiit der on the p.ithwiiy Down to the try sting tree. For there again I see in fancy. Old friends dear to ine. (Chorus) Carry vie hack foO. A. C. Back to her vine-clad halls; Thus fondly ever in my mem ' ry Alma Wata- calls. Words jiiil Music h V. HoMiiR Maris, M.S. ' i8 M