REPORT FROM THE MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING

OCTOBER 1942 to MARCH 1944

  

Tho Momorial Union Building on account of the transfor in part
from civilian to military onrollmont at tho Univorsity has undorgono a marked
change in its gonoral uso,g This change will bo indicated more complotcly in
tho financial roport which is prosontod at this dato,

Since July 8, 1942, tho mossing of Machinist's Matcs, lator auge
montod by the Navy Vel2 contingont, has placod a tromondous strain on tho food
handling rosourees of tho building, Tho contract for this uso of tho building
by the Navy was handled through tho Univorsity as a wholo at tho roquost gf
tho Naval authoritics with a designation by tho Navy as to what rontal for
building uso should bo allottod to tho Union Building propor. According to this
contract, starting in July tho Navy agrood that 43% of tho construction cost
of tho building, namoly $86,430.00 is usod by tho Navy and tho Navy arbitrare
ily set up 4% of this sum as tho uso rato, This makes, thoroforo, a not rontal
of $3,457.00 por annum for tho use of the spaco by the Navy in tho Momorial
Union Buildinge An additional $843.00 por annum was allowod for loss in ron»
tals of tho ballroom during the yoar, thus making a total of $4,200.00 o yoar
total rontal,

Boginning July 1, 1943, the contract was ronogotiatod with an
allowance of 503% ef tho building as in usc by tho Navy and tho Navy stipue
lated a paymont of $338.68 2 month as tho total rental for tho uso of this
fraction of tho building, giving a total not rontal of $4,064.16 por annume

To dato, therefore, tho total rental roecivod is $7,248.12 for twontyseno

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months of occupancy,

The private dinnors and banquots havo boon practically abandonod

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excopt in casos whero university gucosts are boing onteortainod, This has boen
nocossitatcd b y tho acuto shortage of available help of all kinds, Tho
social activitics ef the building havo boon very muegh curtailod but have

boon carriod on as far ag foasable by tho Activities Committoc now undor tho