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The committe was formed by Walter Kohl to help advance the Union Project.
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Wisconsin State Journal reports that in a few days construction wll behin on the Memorial Union Terrace.
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In May of 1928 the Union Council set this as the opening date of the Memorial Union. They said that on this date the Terrace would be in full function. However, construction took longer than expected and the Terrace did not open until October.
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The original Deauville chair styles show up at the terrace.
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The Memorial Union shut down for three weeks to renovate the cafeteria. In the fall, when students returned from break, the cafeteria was open and ready for business.
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Although the exact date that the now popular Sunburst style terrace chairs appeared is not exactly known, the first photographs of them date back to 1938.
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The theater hosted a formal banquet prior to the first performance which starred the "reigning couple of the American stage" at the time, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. On the first day of public inspection 17,000 visitors passed through the Memorial Union.
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The Union Building Committee is officially instated. This commitee will here on out be in charge of the building and renovations that surround the Memorial Union.
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The Deauville design of the chairs did not appear anymore due to a design flaw. It is said that these chairs were extremely uncomfortable to sit on.
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Wisco Industries began producing the classic red, yellow and green terrace chairs and have been doing so ever since.
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Blue terrace chairs were produced and sold for $1,000 each to raise money for the Memorial Union Reinvestment Project, that is still on going today.
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MUBA provides necessary funds for tools and dyes that are used to create the terrace sunburst chairs. This ensures that the beloved chairs will continue to be produced.
