Wednesday, march 3, 1976
daily nebraskan
page 7
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The center for student activities before the Union was
built was the Temple Bldg., said Carl Donaldson, NU
business manager from 1967-70 and a NU student in the
1920s. He said Tompfe had a cafeteria, bookstore, and
meeting rooms for clubs and groups, but it was not big
enough for all activities, so another building wa3 needed.
Donaldson, who was a buyer in the NU purchasing
dept. in 1937, also said the construction of student unions
was a "fad" in the 1920s and the 1930s.
Simmons said that as a member of the Union Board, he
visited unions on other campuses to get ideas for the NU
Union. Some unions had recreation and game areas, he
said, but there was not enough money then to construct a
building at NU large enough for a recreation area.
South Crib was living room ,
In the original Union, the area that is now the South
Crib was all a big living room," Simmons said. The room
had a radio, a fireplace at each end, chairs, sofas and was
where students gathered to talk, he said.
The present Colonial Room was the "Corn Crib," a
snack bar, Simmons said. The cafeteria was at the other
end of that hall, where the Union Program Council office
is now.
The Union also provided a quiet reading lounge and a
music room with a phonograph and records, he said.
Students could bring their own records.
Sunday flickers popular in 30s.
A popular feature of the Union in the late 30s and
early 40s were the "Sunday Flickers" said W. Joyce
Ayres, the second director of the Union. He said "Sunday
Flickers" were silent movies shown in the Ballroom on
Sunday afternoons. . N -
Another popular Union feature were "Emily Posters,"
which were bulletin board posters that outlined etiquette
rules, he said. .
The "Three Ss" were popular in the faculty sitting
room, Ayres said. The "Three SV was a meal of soup,
salad and a sandwich, he said, but it was one of the most
expensive items on the menu. It cost 35 cents.
Donaldson said that during World War II, the university
had contracts with the government to house, feed and
educate soldiers. Soldiers Jiving in Love library ate at the
Student Union, he said.
Bennett became assistant director of the Union in 19SS
and director in 19S9. He says today that in 1955 the area
on the north side of the original JJnion bldg., where the
additions now are, was a dirt parking lot with four trees.
From 1955-58 on 'Spring Day," the Union rented the
Thomas Brothers Carnival, including elephant rides, and
put it in that lot, he said.
Union provided 25-cent movies
Bennett -recalls that in the 1950s, dances were" a
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popular weekend Union activity. Local groups played the
top 20 songs, he said. Weekend movies, which cost 25
cents, also were popular because there were only four of
five movie theaters in town then, he said.
The Union was used as a recital hall for the Music
Dept.'s programs before Kimball Recital Hall was built in
the 1960s, Bennett said.
In 1959, the basement and the main floor of the north
end of the Union were added, Bennett said. At that time,
the name of the Union was changed from the "Student
Union" to the "Nebraska Union," he said.
It was changed because "Student Union" was inaccur
ate, he said. The Union is a campus center for students,
faculty and staff, he said, and the designation "student"
set up a barrier that could ,eep some people away.
Another addition in 1969 created the second floor of
the north part of the building and expanded the main'
floor 32 feet on the building's north, west and east sides,
Bennett said.
The UPC had found that there were enough Lincoln
residents between the ages of 16 and 25 to make about six
or eight concerts a year popular. So when radio stations
and private enterpreneurs began sponsoring concerts in
1968 and 1969, the market was "glutted," Bennett said.
Since the demand for that type of entertainment-was
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In addition to determining the student needs, the
survey should consider the students' willingness to pay for
the services, he said.
The food service, recreation areas and bookstore
occupy the remaining space, he said. Gateway Bank and
tht Union barbershop have the only leased Union space.
There were plans to build a Campus Assistance Center
last December in the main lounge area. But ASUN, object
ing to the center because "proper student input had not
been sought, presented a student petition to the NU
Board of Regents. The board then halted the center's
construction.
Bennett said any criticism about a lack of communica
tion results from a misunderstanding of the management's
role, he said.
The cost of providing a continuing level of service has
increased in the last five years by about 60 per cent, he
estimated.
Calling the use of student fees a "hot topic," Bennett
said there is constant debate on whether student fees
should finance operations that only part of the student
body uses.
the state
of the union
being met through another source, he said, the UPC
. stopped sponsoring concerts. UPC's purpose is to deter
mine campus and community needs outside of the class
room in social, educational, cultural and 'recreational
areas, Bennett said. If those needs are met by another
source at reasonable costs, the UPC funds are used else
where, he said.
There are no plans to renovate the Union or to change
services until the Union Advisory Board decides the best
way to survey the needs of the campus community regard
ing the union. He said it probably will take the rest of this
N spring to devise the form of the survey and it could take
all of next year to complete the survey and initiate any
' necessary changes, Bennett said.
Harley Schrader, UNL physical plant director, said the
work on the south side of the Union building is part of a
plan to beautify the campus.
The Union south entrance steps had cracks and were
moving toward R Street, he said. The granite steps have
been there since 1938 and moisture had gotten into the
stone, frozen and thawed continually, cracked the steps,
and pushed them toward the street, he added.
Schrader also said the sidewalk in front of the south
Union entrance was redone. The area is also being set with
an earthy colored concrete and "feature strips" of bricks.
Student fees for a full-time student are $61.50 per
semester. About 33 per cent of those fees are consumed
by the Union budget.
State tax support, which will amount to about
$200,000 for 1975-76 fiscal year, pays costs incurred
from indoor and outdoor maintenance and utilities. The
balance of the Union budget, about $ 1 .2 million this year,
is payed through earned income, Bennett said.
When Oklahoma State University's (OSU) student
union was built in 1950, the plans included extensive use
of leased areas in the building. The Union contains a
shopping mall and a motel wing. t
The shopping mall contains about 10 stores, including
men's and women's clothing stores, a travel agency, a
flower shop, barbershop, craft shop, drugstore, beauty .
shop and a candy store, said Union director Winston
Shindell.
Food qutlets are operated by OSU's food service and
the Union operates a bookstore, he said.
The OSU Union receives $8.50 per student each
semester in student fees. Shindell said, adding that the fees
are used only to retire bond debts. The OSU Union
receives no state or university funds.
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