Dedication of Memorial Union Highlights Homecoming Plans; Also
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®he JSeto Dampsfjtte PRICE — SEVEN CENTS VOLUME NO. 47 ISSUE 18 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, N. H. — OCTOBER 10, 1957 Dedication Of Memorial Union Highlights Homecoming Plans; Also Football, Dancing Ceremony Culminates Senators Plan For Coronation, Decorations Coming Elections Much was accomplished at Monday Contest And Barbecue Many Years Of Work night’s Student Senate meeting. Prior The Eighth annual Homecoming scheduled for Oct. 12 should By Anne Barbeau to the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, the Senate chose prove eventful. In addition to the IFC-IDC Dance, the Memorial This weekend, as a highlight of the Homecoming Festivities, the Dave Hoeh to succeed the resigning Union Dedication, and a Homecoming Decoration Contest, the New Hampshire Memorial Union will be dedicated in a ceremony Tom Watman on the Executive Coun plans include a Carillon Concert, a barbecue, and the Maine-UNH which will bring two of the three living ex-presidents of the Uni cil. football game. Donald M. Richards, alumni executive, is chiefly re David Hoeh, chairman of the Elec versity back to campus. The dedication will culminate nearly 15 tions Committee, reported on the sponsible for the weekend’s program. years of planning, fund-raising and construction. Homecoming Queen and Student Sen The Homecoming Dance, sponsored by IFC-IDC, will begin at The Memorial Union building is unique on campus^ chiefly be ate elections. 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The musical fare' with Dr. Arthur S. Adams, President of cause its construction was made possible through unified efforts Petitions for the office of Senator will be provided by the “Wildcat’s” , were to go out on Oct. 8, with the a newly organized band, heard this year the American Council on Education, de on the part of alumni, students and friends livering the principal address. During scriptions became enthusiastic with alum deadline for their return being four at the Orientation Week President’s Ball. of the University. It is a_ memorial to this time, the judging of Homecoming ni, students, businesses and other friends o’clock on the eleventh. As soon as a Student Senate is managing the election the loyalty and affection which these have Decorations will be in process. Fraterni of the University contributing generous candidate filed his petition, he was to of a Queen and her attendants which will felt for their University. be allowed to begin, campaigning. take place at this Dance. ties, sororities and Dormitories compete The story of the Memorial Union be ly- . With the success of the fund-raising The Senate elections will be held on Registration annually for Alumni Cups which are gins with the Alumni Association nearly Oct. 18, from three to seven p.m., with The alumni registration, handled by awarded at this time. The organization of four college generations ago. Actually, campaign assured, the contract for con the help of the IDC, and the results Mortar Board, will occur Saturday morn the judging committee is handled by as measured in dollars, this Memorial struction was let in the fall of 1955 with the ground-breaking ceremonies on Home will be posted as soon afterwards as is ing between 9 :30 and -12:00 noon, at Senior Key. Union is four times the $250,000 project coming Day, October 8, 1955. New Hampshire Hall. After the registra Chicken Barbecue conceived by the Board of Directors of possible. (The Plans for the election Although the building was far from tion, there will be conducted tours through Between 11:30 and 1 :00 p.m., arrange the Alumni Association in the dark war of the Homecoming Queen are discus complete, in September 1956 Staton R. the Memorial Union Building for stu ments have been made by the Agricult days of February, 1943. This change is sed in another article in this issue.) dents, alumni, faculty and visiting guests. ural Alumni Association for a Chicken due in part to the diminished stature of Curtis was employed as Director of the Edmund Robert, chairman of the Memorial Union in order that he might At 11 a.m. the Dedication of the Barbecue to take place at Lewis Field the dollar, but it is due in much larger Dad’s Day Committee, reported the re- participate fully in the final stages of (continued on page 8) Memorial Union Building will take place, House. The N. H. “ 100” , a Boosters’ part to more realistic planning for fuller Club, is assisting in the preparations. service to an expanding student body. finishing and furnishing. In May 1957, Durham Notch Hall, Tickets for this feast are available at Subscriptions Slow New Hampshire Hall and at the Field Even though the Alumni Association which had served for ten years as the temporary Student Union, was demolished House. had accepted in 1945 the offer of the "Picnic" Audience Will See New Faces; to facilitate completion of the new build Dinner music will be provided by Irv University to help conduct the campaign ing D. Bartley, professor of Music at for funds, subscriptions were slow in ing. Story Ends Debut For Newcomers On November 13 UNH, who will perform on the Hender accumulating. In December 1947, it was son Memorial Carillon at noon, Home- Our story ends with the Dedication of decided to suspend the campaign pending Mask and Dagger’s fall production, Bowler Hat at the Mass. State Drama coming Day. He intends to play a selec Memorial Union on October 12, Home the development of definite architectural Picnic, opening on November 13, will Festival. tion of well known college songs. coming Day, 1957. On this occasion, plans for a union building. To ensure give many newcomers an opportunity to Backstage Newcomers Next on the agenda is the football alumni, faculty, students and visiting expert direction, _Mr._ Proter Butts, a display their talent on the New Hamp Heading the new people in the Picnic game, Maine vs. New Hampshire, which recognized authority in tire field from guests will congregate in Strafford Room shire Hall stage. company who are not on stage is Robert and will participate in the following pro will begin at 2 p.m. in Cowell Stadium. the University of Wisconsin, was re Among the new people who have pre F. Kingsley as assistant director. From All seats are reserved. At half-time, the tained as consultant in September 1948. gram : viously done work on the N. H. Hall Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mr. Kingsley Prelude University Ensemble Homecoming Queen and her attendants Final Report stage during their high school years at is a special student attached to the Pease will be presented to the crowd and the Working with a Union Planning Com directed by Prof. C. V. Bleecker the New Hampshire Drama Festival are Air Force Base. He attended San Diego Invocation .... Rev. Robert M. Savidge, results of the Homecoming Decorations mittee representing the Alumni Associa Carol Covell and Janet Douglas. Carol, State College and the University of Illi Contest announced. tion, the Trustees, the administration, the Minister to Protestant students who will appear in the play as Flo nois, and has worked at the Hampton faculty and the student body, Mr. Butts Welcome ............ Dr. Eldon L. Johnson, Owens, is a freshman from Colebrook, N. H. Playhouse. Also from Pennsyl Open Houses submitted his final report in January President of the University N. H. She attended the Colebrook Acad vania, Anne Ustick, with a considerable Following the game, there will be Open 1950. This incorporated the results of Greeting .................... Dr. Harold Stoke emy where she played in several of background in high school dramatics, is Houses at the fraternities, sororities and student surveys on this campus and the President of the University, 1944-47 • their productions and served as assistant a member of the painting crew. Heading dormitories. Between 5 :30 and 6 :30 p.m., best experiences of other University stu Introduction of to the director at the Drama Festival. the painting crew is Peter Riley, an art fraternities and sororities have dinners dent unions. In October 1951, architect Special Guests .... Dr. Edward Eddy, Jr. Janet Douglas, a freshman from Exeter, major from Dover. Riley graduated from scheduled. Commons Cafeteria will be ural competition for the building was Vice President and Provost N. H., and a graduate of Exeter High Brunswick Maine High School and at open to Alumni and friends at this time. announced. The first prize was awarded Presentation of School, acted in several plays while a tended Bowdoin College and Haystack Finally, from 8:00 to midnight, Home to architects Dan Kiley and Ronald The Key ,......* Mr. S. Peter Volpe student there and also appeared in the Mountain School of Crafts before coming coming Day will close with house dances Gourley who were thereupon selected to Treasurer, Volpe Construction Co. Drama Festival in 1957. here. William Tighe from Valley Stream, and informals. plan the building. In June 1952, after Mr. Ronald Gourley, Architect Program Transfers To Act N. Y., brings three years of experience on engaging the services of a professional Mr. Laurence Whittemore, President, high school stage crews to his work on The schedule for Homecoming is fund-raising counsel, the Board of Di University Board of Trustees Two transfer students, Bea Robinson construction in Picnic. Also engaged in briefly as follows: rectors of the Alumni Association and Introduction of and Mike Edwards, will also make their construction are Frank Scarito of Ports Friday the Board of Trustees of the University Dr. Adams ....... Mr. Frank W . Randall, debut in this play. Mike, a transfer stu mouth and Ronald Cote from Groveland, 8 :00-ll :30 p.m.: Homecoming Dance authorized the re-opening of the Mem Former President, University dent from Susquehanna University in Mass.