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Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950

President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.

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Contents of this path:
1. Bowling, 1953
2. Bowling, 1954
3. Bowling, 1967
4. Cambodia invasion protest rally
5. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 A Photograph of President Wilson M. Compton shoveling dirt in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
6. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
7. Compton Union Building (CUB), interior, ca. 1960 A photograph of the Governor's Reception inside the Compton Union Building ballroom, WSU building #63. Alternating men and women in formal attire lock arms in dance. The ballroom's hardwood floors and recessed overhead lights are visible in the foreground. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
8. Crimson Circle, 1954
9. CUB, 1967
10. CUB and Holland Library, Washington State University, Pullman, 2003
11. Dance in CUB
12. Dancing at the Compton Union Building, 1962
13. Free coffee day, 1953
14. Gathering at the CUB, 1962
15. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
16. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
17. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
18. Harvest Ball dance at the CUB, 1972
19. Losers' Walk, 1954 Washington State College (later Washington State University) students gather outside the Compton Union Building (CUB) in preparation for the Losers' Walk to the University of Idaho campus. Signs present read "Idaho have Fun; We won't walk 'til 81" (presumably this involved some bad math and refers to WSC last having lost 29 years earlier, though the correct math would put 29 years later at '83), and "If Jones goes, so goes Alpha Tau Delta," which refers to ASWSU President Barry Jones. Traditionally the Losers Walk bet only involved members of the two schools student government and student newspapers, but others almost always accompanied them. In 1954, reports vary in saying from 1000 to 2000 Cougars walked.
20. Losers' Walk, 1954
21. Losers' Walk, 1956
22. Losers' Walk, 1954
23. Losers' Walk, 1954
24. Losers' Walk, 1954
25. Losers' Walk, 1956
26. Losers' Walk, 1956
27. Losers' Walk, 1962
28. Losers' walk, 1965
29. Losers' walk, 1965
30. Losers' Walk, 1962
31. Losers' Walk, 1960
32. Mardi Gras carnival, 1964
33. May, Catherine, 1960
34. Orientation Dance, 1954
35. Pool tournament, 1967
36. Socializing in the CUB, 1952
37. Student protest rally, CUB, 1970.
38. Student rally in support of Ralph Atkins Students rally in front of the Compton Union Building (CUB) on the campus of Washington State University in support of Ralph Atkins. In March of 1970, nearly 3,000 students marched through Pullman to protest the draft, racism, and were boycotting non-union grapes to show support for migrant workers. Several demonstrators entered Pullman supermarkets and began smashing grapes. However, only Ralph Atkins, a black sophomore who was dressed in a Black Panther uniform, was arrested; he was charged with inciting a riot.
39. Students rally
40. Tour of CUB, 1952
41. Vietnam War Protest, 1965
42. Voting booths, 1964
43. Compton Union Building
44. Compton Union Building
45. Students outside Student Union, 1964
46. Students outside Student Union, 1964
47. Students meet to discuss issues
48. Layton, Nicki, 1961
Contents of this path:
1. Original Construction for CUB
2. Bowling, 1953
3. Bowling, 1954
4. Bowling, 1967
5. Cambodia invasion protest rally
6. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 A Photograph of President Wilson M. Compton shoveling dirt in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
7. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
8. Compton Union Building (CUB), interior, ca. 1960 A photograph of the Governor's Reception inside the Compton Union Building ballroom, WSU building #63. Alternating men and women in formal attire lock arms in dance. The ballroom's hardwood floors and recessed overhead lights are visible in the foreground. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
9. CUB, 1967
10. CUB and Holland Library, Washington State University, Pullman, 2003
11. Dance in CUB
12. Dancing at the Compton Union Building, 1962
13. Free coffee day, 1953
14. Gathering at the CUB, 1962
15. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
16. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
17. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
18. Harvest Ball dance at the CUB, 1972
19. Losers' Walk, 1954 Washington State College (later Washington State University) students gather outside the Compton Union Building (CUB) in preparation for the Losers' Walk to the University of Idaho campus. Signs present read "Idaho have Fun; We won't walk 'til 81" (presumably this involved some bad math and refers to WSC last having lost 29 years earlier, though the correct math would put 29 years later at '83), and "If Jones goes, so goes Alpha Tau Delta," which refers to ASWSU President Barry Jones. Traditionally the Losers Walk bet only involved members of the two schools student government and student newspapers, but others almost always accompanied them. In 1954, reports vary in saying from 1000 to 2000 Cougars walked.
20. Losers' Walk, 1954
21. Losers' Walk, 1956
22. Crimson Circle, 1954
23. Losers' walk, 1965
24. Losers' Walk, 1962
25. Losers' Walk, 1956
26. Losers' Walk, 1956
27. Losers' Walk, 1954
28. Losers' Walk, 1954
29. Losers' Walk, 1954
30. Losers' walk, 1965
31. Losers' Walk, 1962
32. Losers' Walk, 1960
33. Mardi Gras carnival, 1964
34. May, Catherine, 1960
35. Orientation Dance, 1954
36. Pool tournament, 1967
37. Socializing in the CUB, 1952
38. Student protest rally, CUB, 1970.
39. Student rally in support of Ralph Atkins Students rally in front of the Compton Union Building (CUB) on the campus of Washington State University in support of Ralph Atkins. In March of 1970, nearly 3,000 students marched through Pullman to protest the draft, racism, and were boycotting non-union grapes to show support for migrant workers. Several demonstrators entered Pullman supermarkets and began smashing grapes. However, only Ralph Atkins, a black sophomore who was dressed in a Black Panther uniform, was arrested; he was charged with inciting a riot.
40. Students rally
41. Tour of CUB, 1952
42. Students meet to discuss issues
43. Students outside Student Union, 1964
44. Students outside Student Union, 1964
45. Remodel/Additional Construction of CUB 1957
46. Remodel/Additional Construction of CUB 1967-1968
47. Remodel/Additional Construction of CUB 2006-2008
48. Layton, Nicki, 1961

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Contents of this tag:
1. Arts Hall, interior, 1957
2. Arts Hall (Murrow), 1950
3. College Station icicles, 1957
4. Butch V, 1955
5. Cafeteria, 1956
6. Campus scene 1950
7. Campus Scene (ca. 1956)
8. Campus view, 1951
9. Campus view, 1951
10. Cattle Disease Building
11. Chemistry lab, 1952
12. Christmas Tree at Holland Library, 1953
13. Christmas tree, 1963
14. Closing of the TUB, 1952
15. Closing of the TUB, 1952
16. Co-Rec Billiards at Women's Gym, 1955
17. College Farm, 1958
18. Butch the Cougar
19. Columbia House, 1951 This view is likely taken from Lower Drive, looking south, or south-southwest, back at the State College of Washington campus. The two-story complex in the center left is Columbia House, which was temporary student and faculty housing put in after World War II. Columbia House (the whole complex was generally referred to in the singular) only existed from 1946/1947 until 1954. Once torn down, a football practice field (Columbia field) was installed there and remained until Beasley Coliseum was built here in the 1970s. The adjacent single story buildings to the left are North Fairway student housing.
20. Coman Hall
21. Coman Hall, 1959
22. Commons Dining Hall interior
23. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 A Photograph of President Wilson M. Compton shoveling dirt in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
24. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
25. Cord-O-Roys, 1957
26. Crimson Circle, 1954
27. Domestic cat in Butch's cage, 1952
28. Dorm room, 1958
29. Duncan Dunn Hall, Dormitory
30. Bookie, 1957
31. Air Force student, 1952
32. Alpha Chi Omega, 1955 Alpha Chi Omega sorority house, located northwest of the old Bookie site at 904 Thatuna (original address system). This was apparently built circa 1925-1925 (ACO occupied it in the 1925-1926 school year). They moved out somewhere between 1958 and 1960, and the building was sold to the Presbyterian Synod. Renamed Koinonia House and then Interfaith House, it served as home to various campus religious groups and unofficial campus student organizations. Washington State University approved its purchase in 2014.
33. Ambulance and fire truck, 1952
34. Archery, 1955
35. Arts (Murrow) Hall, 1950
36. Aerial photograph of campus, 1952
37. Aerial photograph of WSC, 1953
38. Aerial view of Washington State College, ca. 1955-1956
39. Baseball game, 1953
40. Bryan Hall in snow, 1957
41. Bryan Hall pipe organ, 1957
42. Book buying, 1953
43. Book buying, 1953
44. Butch V, 1954
45. Bookie, 1957
46. Bookstore, 1952
47. Bookstore, 1955
48. Bowling, 1953
49. Bowling, 1954
50. Bryan Hall (1951)
51. Buildings in snow, 1954
52. Buildings in snow, 1954
53. Buildings in snow, 1954
54. Bullis, Bob, 1956
55. Butch IV, 1953
56. Agronomy Seed House, ca. 1957 Though undated, we think this photo dates from 1957 or so, between the 1956 completion of this building and a 1958 extension on the far end. The Agronomy Seed House was designed by the Lawrence Kabush firm and cost $100,000, plus the $68,000 addition in 1958. It was originally described as being designed as a burglar-proof “bank” for seed stocks. It is located on the south side of Grimes Way, across from Alumni Way.