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Show MoNdiy, FebsuAty 22, ACCENT Tew -- On tNe taw yy a fsft D Bv Kelly Hindley Chronicle staff writer ifv Leafing through the pages of old Chronicle issues is almost like studying the history of a foreign country. The names of some of the buildings sound familiar Milton Bennion Hall, Kingsbury Hall, the Union but the newspaper's stories describe a university where students meet for a daily assembly, where the annual Homecoming Songfest is a major topic of debate, where Founders' Day celebrations include the crowning of Miss University of Utah. LI , Although this year's Founders' Day festivities don't r include a beauty pageant, they do include the second annual Chronicle U. trivia quiz. Questions were gleaned from a collection of the Chronicle, and were not designed to test any normal person's working knowledge of U. history. V V I j - s'- - I J BiRThdA- y- oibutf ml 1IL Us . fA - - 19M U.7 J - . ll i n 60-ye- ar See answers below. Why were excursions made by the U. Engineers Society once known as the "Engineers' Brawls"? 2 What did discreet U. females order from Ogden's C. Anderson Co. in 1952? 3 In 1974, how could an enterprising U. student earn $11 in only four short weeks? 4 Where did U. students in the 1930s go to get "those famous malted milks"? 5 In 1963, how much money did the ASUU executive council appropriate from its budget, to keep its members in executive-typ- e clothing? 6 Why, in 1928, did the Union Pacific Railroad Company refuse tranportation to U. students? 7 When did the U. open its first bowling alley? 8 Where did the fashionable U. male go to purchase his "Campus Cords" in the late 1920s? 9 When was the first Homecoming celebration? 10 In December 1981, what did the Chronicle staff wish as Christmas gifts for the following: Jerry Pimm, Orrin Hatch and Steve Ogden? 11 Name six of the silliest titles of sports columns ever produced by Chronicle staff writers. 12 Is the feud between U. "Greeks" and Federal Heights residents a 1980s phenomenon? 13 In what year did U. students begin whitewashing the ' 1 : Pl Jf V ; Ife r tn vi.v ' fx:::.. Chronicle photo by Guy Elder The University of Utah will celebrate its 138th birthday next Monday. It was established Feb. 28, 1850. 10 A new sports coat; a chin; birth control. and strapless. Presumably, it arrived in a plain brown 11 wrapper. By showing up at the Student Health Center with 3 "demonstrable pimples" and participating in their "anti-zi- t" experiment. At the Brigham Street Pharmacy, on the corner of E " "U"? Street and South Temple. 14 How much did the U. female pay for an evening frock 5 Only $ 160, but it was enough to earn the council a few bustle bow" and "tracings of featuring an "ever-so-ne- w raised eyebrows and a hardy "tsk, tsk" from the Chronicle silver on taffeta or georgette" from Auerbach's in 1928? editorial board. 15 What were towel tags and how much were they 6 Because enthusiastic U. sports fans were accused of worth? kicking out railroad car windows during their rowdy 16 What, according to a Chronicle fashion report, was journeys with the U. football team, and because they stole U. student wearing in the mid-70the fashion-conscioPullman blankets to wear during games. 17 How much were scalpers asking for tickets to the 7 On Jan. 13, 1947, in the west wing of the Annex 1947 junior prom? Building. President A. Ray Olpin declared the two-laalley Answers as fine as any in the city. "If student interest is great , 1 During their 1929 excursion, the studious engineers "enough," Olpin said, "bowling alleys may be installed in the rented an open street car and, in their exuberance, proceeded basement of the Union Building." i to tear it apart. Estimated damage: $150. 8 Discriminating U, males bought their mandatory ' 2 The Tres Secrete inflatable bra, guaranteed to provide s, 228 Main St. corduroys from "a beautiful bustline gradually." Available in both regular 9 Nov. 12, 1921. 4t . " us n . s? out-of-to- wn ne , ', -- Seigel-William- "Jock Talk," "Jock Rap," "Sportotorial," "Gridisms," "Redskin Ramble," and the weekly column by 1964 sports editor Reece Stein, "Stein's Song." 12 No. Twenty-fou- r years ago, Federal Heights residents were already threatening to take the "Greek" system to court. Residents complained the "Greeks" monopolized parking, threw their trash onto residents' lawns and kept neighbors up with their loud and boisterous behavior. Sound familiar? 13 14 15 In 1907. A mere $17.95. Towel tags were what 1930s' U. students received when they were issued a gym towel at the beginning of the school year. If students turned both their towel and their tag into the U. secretary at the end of the year, they received 50 cents. 16 "The natural look is especially big now," the Chronicle's fashion writer wrote. Suggested fashions: denims decorated with sequins or rhinestones and swoopy hats as seen on the mannequines in both J.C. Penney and ZCMI. 17 An outrageous 75 cents. Utah diplomas start alumni on path io success alums are honored every year Distinguished ' U. By Amber McKee Chronicle staff writer It's hard to be a student at the University of Utah. it's Sometimes, defeating to attend a school that comes in a rs close second to BYU of the time. Tuition is is increasing and library funding dropping, And a lovely assortment of other nasty things almost guaranteed to undermine the U.'s potential are happening. Indeed, it may seem tough sometimes. Still, U. students and alumni are in good company. Every Founders' Day, the U. gives a Distinguished Alumnus Award to individuals whose careers have brought them fame and success. Despite constant complaints and prophesies of doom, Nolan Kay Bushnell saw the U. as anything but a stumbling block in his career. Bushnell, who attended the U. from 1962 to 1968 and received the alumnus award in 1982, earned his degree in electrical engineering and along with it the idea for a company that made him $70 million by the time he was three-quarte- ': 38. Bushnell, who calls himself a - . r : ' - ' - "hard-workin- g lazy extraordinaire of innovator both Atari and person," Pizza Time Theater. Bushnell came up with the idea for a coin-o- p video game while playing a math game on U. computers. After graduation, he quit his job with Ampex Corp., a video see "alumni" on page eleven is the K. Using University of Utah computers, Nolan video Bushnell came up with the idea for Atari games which earned him $70 million. Once editor of the Ch Hays G orey has written for such mag ronicle, azines at Time , Sports illustrated, l'eople and Life. ; |
