Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-23
STUDENTS PLAN
SOCIETY OF THE U
viii Replace the Big Letter En-.
b|em Of the Varsity Every
Year.
IN LIME ON THE HILLSIDE.
How IL Was Built and the Intention of
The student Body 20 Pre-
serve II.

The University OF Utah is to have a
tradition. Heretofore there has been a
very meager supply OF treasures to tell
about In the university's life, but one is
10 grow up about the big "U' on the
hill to the southeast of the campus. The
hill Is to be officially chnstened u"
hill, and in fact has already been so
named in the geology maps Of Or. Tai
images department.
More than that, the big u" which
was blazoned In white lime on the hill
side a year ago after a series of class
fights Is TO be a permanent landmark
on the hillside, and every spring a spe-
cial day viii be set apart on which all
the men of the University viii band to-
gether TO rewritten the emblem, and to
repair the damaged portions
This at least is the tentative plan
which is taking form at the University.
and which may result In the organlza-
ton OF ~" honor society. to which
the most prominent men in the Univer-
sity Will be eligible In their senior year
The honor society will have charge
for the student body, Of the ~" and
VIII ask for assistance when 1t Is nee
essary TO defend II from the elements,
by replacing the portions washed away.
Another plan is TO place the matter
under the senior class organization, as
such, instead of under an honor society
OF seniors who have done much for the
University In the college publications,
the athletic field. or on the rostrum.
The honor society idea, however. seems
TO be the favored one, as It would give
a fitting recognition to all the men who
work for the University, whereas at
present only football men are specially
remembered.
The great ~" on the hillside grew
into existence last spring as sudden
inspiration on the part Of two warning
classes Before 1t there was the bat
tie at the power house chimney, In
which a class dag was partly shot away
with a gun, after efforts to reach II in
other ways had failed. and two night
fights on the hill In the dispute over
the numerls OF the classes Of '07 and 0s.
The trouble began on the hill, when
the 'O7 numerals appeared In lime and
the 'OS class made o raid upon them,
changing the 01 to '0S, after driving
away the defenders. The next night
the numerals were changed back, and
the next day an '0S was built near the
site of the OF. on returning from a
night raid on its rival numerals, a
squad of one of the classes took ad-
vantage OF the fact that the fires were
out IN the power house, to climb VI
the chimney on a ladder running W
the inside, and fy the class flag froT
| the top. They then started up thu
fires, and In the morning there was 1
general war declared centering ahou
| the chimney, where every effort wa
made to remove the dag.
That afternoon, by common consent
| the war was declared off, and every
body on the campus was invited L
! Join in the construction of big "U'
ON the hillside TO the east. c. W
Scott and u. A. Hart laid off a plo
IS by 100 feet, and blocked out a per
feet emblem Of this size. A trench
was then dug a foot deep, and 10 fee
wide, In the shape OF the letter L
and this trench was filed with LINZ
from a kiln a fourth of a mile away
The students formed a line over tint
distance, and passed from hand Il
hand the sacks and buckets OF lin,
which were used to fill the immens'
trench. When the work was done, n,
tired collegians returned to the cam
pus, while their emblem could be seer
| clear across the Salt Lake valley, an(
| from the windows OF every through
| train. II was n matter of genera
comment for time, and then as tn
autumn storms came on 1t was grad
ually obliterated,
This spring the first suggestion wa'
| that II be replaced In Portland ce-
ment, but this plan was not approved
because the students felt that It wou'G
be a privilege OF each year to so uE
| and replace the last seasons lime, witt
| a supply carried from the kiln. NJ
| teams can approach the emblem, ami
| the only way TO secure the lime Is tC
pack II by hand along the ridge top.