Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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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

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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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Tf.)€ Dtjn of I Iowa Wlli: MF- ' reach the stai c in lilc in which thcv face the re- alization that they will soon join that ■ innumerable caravan, thev think ot theilisposal ot their worklis i oods. It often happens that they bet|ueath all thev have toward rhar thini which was denied them in their lives. Thus men who arc successful in business but have been denied the privilet es of a college education tretiuently leave their fortunes to educational institu- tions. On the other hand the living often erect memorials to their honored and beloved dead. Not infreijuentlv does it happen that these memorials later serve rather to satisfy the pride of the living than the honor of the dead. The Memorial L nion building will be an expression of the love and respect of Oregon State college students for those of their colleagues who made the great sacrifice for their country during theWorld war. It is a memorial of which all may be proud. At the same time it is well to remember that we are honoring vouth. These men, at the time of their death, were in the full bloom of young manhood and filled with all the hopes and desires characteristic of youth. As one of the outstanding hungers of these years is that of social intercourse, it is quite fitting and just that provision should be made in this building for the social life of the students of the college. Surely the young men in whose name the building is erected would rejoice to know that others are enjoving what was dear to them. On the other hand, if we who are in the full power of life and its joys keep before us the purpose of the building, we shall never commit the sacrilege of abusing the privileges thus granted us. It is my hope that the Memorial Union building will be a center for the social life of the college and that such social life will be in accordance with the dignity of the school on whose campus it is standing and in harmony with the purposes for which it was erected. Kate Wetzel Jameson. Ph.D. Dtan of Women HS. 2-9