Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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77v Presiilefit ' s Message HU MICMORIAL LXlOX Is tlic answer to a iloulilc ntcJ on tlic college campus tlic urm: to provide a littin memorial to the men of O. A. C . who died in the wars ot their country, and the need to establish here .m all-collei»e center for the perpetuation of those ideals of unity, democ- racv and service which they so nobly sustained. The college that these men knew had a unity and comradeship that belonged to the compact campus of other davs, with its relatively smaller area and smaller student bodv. There comes a time, however, in the life of every large educational institution when its plant becomes so wide, and its divisions of work and activities become so diverse and specialized, that it needs the unifying force of a threat social center to maintain its solidaritv. That time has come in the history of () A C. The simplicitv of organization inherent in its life as a small college, developing year by year under pioneering conditions, could not persist under the complex con- ditions of today. The modern world demands of a state institution of higher learning specialized scientific service. As the college has expanded to render this service, with increasing enrollment of students aggregating 40C0 to 50003 year, it cannot maintain the old unconscious unity that sprang from immediate contacts. Ir needs a new unity built on conscious organization and effort. To obtain this it needs a unifying and democratizing center. The Memorial L ' nion provides such a center. Built on the initiative of the students, with the help of faculty, alumni and friends, it will be an enduring hearthstone for O. A. C. It will be a place, centrally located and adequately equipped, for the social- ization of the student body in a dignified and wholesome environment, for the acco mplishment of large undertakings that concern the entire college community — students, alumni, iacultv and friends; for the proper housing of alumni and student body organizations; and for intensifying college loyalty, not only throughout the campus and the state, but wherever graduates and former students may be, binding them all together in the bond of Beaver brotherhood. 1-7

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Vf i I.LI AM Jasper Kerr,d.sc.,ll.d. Pifshloit of the College

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Tlx Dtcui of Woi T, II H MEMOR I AL UNION building will be a union inJccJ in alforJini; a common mcctini; ground for the manv and varied elements of the big O. A. C. family. Todav. if a student committee desires a meeting hich represents various divisions of the campus, whether it be in the in- terest of athletics, social lite, or a pro- fessional fraternity, the lirst question raised is, Where shall we meet? Tomorrow the L ' nion building will be the answer. Todav our facult counts well into the hundreds and with the constant institutional growth the number will intrease. The size of the institution means a natural separation ot the faculty units, both in location and in- terest. Todav there is no club house where the diilerent groups may meet for common committee studies. There is no eating place where the (acultv members mav come for their meals with the resultant talk fcst. Thcreis no common meeting place for games and recreation; neither are there facil- ities for entertaining visitors or student friends. Tomorrow the Union will provide all these facilities commonlv afforded bv a facult - club house. The third member of the O. A. C. family, the alumni, will likewise realize that a long-felt need has been satisfied. From the nature of the case, the memorial feature will attract the alumni. There thev will meet their friends of the past, whether they be fellow alumni or facult , and there they will meet the present student body to live over the past experiences and talk over the problems and hopes of a greater O. . . C And now bv our own efforts we are about to relize our ambition. How great will be the convenience and jov of all the members of this big ( ) . C . family when this hope in the Memorial Union building has matured, and as a whole famil - we can plan and play together. Ulysses G KANT Dubach, Ph D. Dtan of Mm Zt -C—9 — ' -j M