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iield More Meeting; tomorrow;
inn beiorefitudeni body

After the Student Union plan was presented to the class of-
ficers and A. T. S. A. representatives last night, a notice from the
Dean’s Office indicated a mass meeting would be held Thursday

morning.

It is expected that all students will be in attendance at that time to hear
the plans submitted by President Heald, Prof. Moreton, Prof. Schommer,

'Dean Tibbals, and C. Dunbar, A.’I‘.S.A. representative.

After the plan

has been thoroughly discussed, students will have the opportunity of asking

questions not already considered.

Passed by the executive committee and approved by the men representing
the student body, the final decision will rest with the students.
Friday morning the students, voting by ballot, will determine whether

 

the Mission Building will remain as it now stands or whether a completely
remodeled building will be found when students return to school in September.

For years plans have been submitted, but the problem of financing such
an undertaking could not be solved. With the present solution, and the need

of lounges, recreation and study rooms provided for, this project Should meet
with the approval of the entire student body.

Plan Approved at ”trustee Meeting

The plan for the remodeling of
Armour Mission into the Student
Union was originally pressented to
the Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees at a meeting in
the Union League Club last Monday.
It was unanimously accepted, and
the committee gave its approval for
the starting of construction.

The Executive Committee has for
its members James D. Cunningham,
Henry T. Heald, Alfred Alschuler,
Harold Muntlay, Alfred Eustice,
Charles W. Hills, and John Sanger.
Cunningham, who is president of
Republic Flow—Meters Co. and Au—
togas Corporation is chairman of
the Board, and Heald is, of course,
the new president of Armour Inati~
tute.

 

Monday, an officer of the Me:
Gann Manufacturing (10., Hills, of
the firm bearing his name, and San—
ger, vice-president of U. S. Gypsum
(20., are the other members of the
Executive Board. Professor D. P.
Moreton, who has become greatly in-
terested in the Student Union idea.
from his observations; at other col-
leges, presented the project to the
board in the letter which is printed
in this issue. Although a board of
control for financing and construc«
tion will be set up, composed of
senior members of the Institute and
the board of directors, the chief con-
trol in maintaining and governing
the Student Union will be put into
the hands of the students themselves.

ARMOUR MiSSielv, BUilL’l" in

 

 

 

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Originally conceived by Joseph F.
Armour in 1881 and completed in
1886 by his brother, Philip D. Ara
mour, the Armour Miseion opened
its doom as a Sunday school in com
nection with Plymouth Church. The

building was; erected after a study of
European mission buildings. In ad-
dition to a library, activities spon-
sored by the Miusion were reading,
clay modeling, wood-carving, tile-
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Elected officers of the freshmari,l
sophomore, junior, and senior
classes, and the A.T.S.A. board
pledged their whole hearted support
to the conversion of the “Mission”
into a student-administered Student
Union Building at a special dinner
meeting: in the faculty grill last
night. It was announced that if the
plans met the approval of the stu-
dent body, the Student Union would
be completed by next September.

Intense intercnt grew and climaxed
with Prof. D. P. Morcton’s report 01’
the definite plane for the Student
Union Builolinj,r and the plan of Ti-
nancing the enterprise. Jerrold Locbl,
’21, and Norman Schlosnmun, ’2],
architects have inspected the Mission
and have submitted several tentative
plans. R. C. Wicholdt and Company
contractors estimated the costs.

Expenses for remodeling the ”Mis—
sion” have been estimated at $40,«
000. This money according“ to the
plan would be raised by insuing in~
tcrest bearing debenture bonds to be
retired in seven to ten years. it in
proposed to add from $2.50 to a
maximum of $3.00 to the student ac-
tivity fee each semester. This part of
the activity fee would be earmarked
for the Union and be used for pay-
ml;r interest and retiring the bonds
and maintaining the Student Union.
The managing board of the alumni
reports that the students would not
carry the expense of remodeling the
kitchen and dining room.

A beautiful picture of the Student
Union as planned was described to

 

the group. On the first or ground

floor, the entrance to the building
will be revamped. Double stairways
from the lit-at floor will rise to the
third floor. Removal of the walls of
l) Mission, the faculty grill, the
kitchen and the cast corridor wall
will make possible a large cafeteria
or banquet hall. New floors will be
laid througl‘iout‘. It is planned to
run a hallway through the south or
north end of the book store from
Federal Street. A barber shop may
also be made available. It is planned
to leave the faculty club and the
washrooms in their present position.

Upstairs on the second floor,
the plans provide for the conversion
of the asucmbly ball by removal of
the fixed seats, the laying of a new
hardwood floor, and removal of the
partitions under the balcony with the
exception of the balcony supports.
Portable tables and chairs with prop~
er lightingr will be placed under the
balconies. Movable Heats wil be pro-
vided in the assembly hall proper.
After concerts, the seats could be
removed and the orchestra could
owing: into the “Big Apple” for the
crowd. The hall would be entirely
redecorated and relighted. The two
class rooms at the north could be
used for club meetings and a stor-
age room would he provided for the
musical and dramatic clubs.

0n the third floor, the plans speci-
i’y a beautiful student lounge decor-
ated in club style properly lighted
and i'urniolied with sofas, checker
tablco, and radio and with current
magazines for the studunts’ enjoy-
ment.