Show 1000 PLEDGED BY OR RILL MERRILL TO UNION FUND rUNDI Students Make Expressions Expressions Expressions of Approval of Proposed Drive for Funds Throughout State President resident Barker Announces ces Drive Will Begin Immediately Following Regents Consent Dr DI Joseph P F F. F Merrill l offered to pledge himself for or 1000 lo to be paid on the proposed Student Union Building at a n special assembly on on Friday at 11 1130 30 held for tor discussion discus dircus son sion of ot finances in connection with the proposal Dr Merrill 1 ma ninth mads to note of the accomplishments that have havo been made b by ethel othel- schools school with union buildings antI and about the nature and purpose of such buildings President Ellis ElIls Barker spoke of ot I tho the situation aa as It U exists at this this' Institution lIe He 1 pointed out that the present is as auspicious a time as will ever er come to start tho the drive for tor funds funda for tho the new building that 1 if the tho drive is ever to bo be In InItiated Initiated In- In it must be started b by the students on the campus He lie be believes be- be that the financial question will resolve resol Itself into the signing of pledges b by students alumni t and friends for a specific sum of or money to be paid within a definite Unit time probably five to seven years ears de depending depending de- de pending on tho class to which the donor b belongs longs |