Show History JO y- The Story o U Days begins in the spring of the year when the classes of 1907 and 1908 were in competition to see which class could keep the numbers of its graduating year carved in the sod on the hillside above the school the In an attempt to end the competition between the someone suggested putting a big block on the hill to serve as a symbol for the whole A few days the inhabitants of Salt Lake City saw a huge made of lime on the hill above the The dominated the hillside until the snow covered it next and in spring when the snow melted and ran down the so did the The students asked for and received a holiday from school to repair the but when the spring of 1907 it was obvious that a substance more stable than lime would have to be found from which to construct the the class of led by Carl Scott and Stayn-er set up hauled poured and after two and a half a huge concrete stood in the place of the old lime The next school was once again dismissed to whitewash the concrete and the tradition of the whitewashing was The whitewashing was done in the At the whitewashed whitewashers were served a picnic lunch by the girls at the and relay races and games were held in the Each year after the students made a bigger and bigger In a matinee dance and an all-student minstrel show were added to the whitewashing and The minstrel show was perhaps an early forerunner of the U To add a little in 1915 there was a Japanese fencing contest lunch and before the matinee The U Days celebration continued in much the same way during the following Once in a someone feared for the enthusiasm felt for the The editors of the 1927 said in a section of the greatest and noblest tradition of Days is fast fading into their fears have proved U Days has continued as an important part of University Songfest had become a part of U Days by 1938 and was held on the hill under the with prizes for the best The festivities lasted three days in 1949 and included two relay races and water of the In the celebration lasted a and one afternoon was' completely devoted to the of the The big dance was held at U Days has grown from a morning of whitewashing and a picnic lunch to days of including U and One irony of this year's celebration which would cause the originators of the U Days much indignation if they were to find is that the members of this year's committee considered the elimination of the whitewashing of the ANNE KOLLER Parking Dear Would it bee too much to ask of the campus police to make a special allowance during Songfest practices to allow students to park in usually restricted zones as long as they do not hinder The parking problem around the fraternity and sorority houses is especially acute on this as we agree it is in many other These cars would be moved at a.m. each and since this request would only last one the feel this is not too much to ask of the campus MARTHA HALES SHAUNA NEWTON NINA MARILYN HAYNIE JEAN FARRER CAROLYN SHARP BONNIE McKAY |