Viking_Yearbook_50

CO-OP Closely resembling a hil· lorical novel deplcllnq strug' gle. the Vanport Colleqe C0­ operative association grew oul 01 an apartmenl closet \0 become a " booming" concem. RUBB Laney, present man­ aqer of the co-op. revealed that veteran students BlII Mc­ Leod and Bob Evons were re, sponslble for Ihe Ilrs\ Vlklnq studenl slore. EvOlUl and Mcleod orqan­ IIAId a buyers club In the IoU 01 1946. purchasing groceries and other eludent necessl!le8 01 wholeS<Ile prlcea, A closet in a Vanporl City aportment was the alte of lhe new sludents' slore. This 10­ colion was later moved to a separate buildinq poSBesslng adequate facilIties II) Q=m· modale the concern. ];;~ (Z - or AltbobOh an inventOry of 115.000 W<I8 Ioai in the flood 01 Mar SO, "1948 lhe co-op _ .a1¥ent wllhln ei9hl 1IICD1IIa. '\'be rec:overy proeJrGlll WQ8 aided by ~, lola cmd a protperoUll II8ca1 period. AI ~l lhe co-op IIlC2iDtaiN Operation 01 the cafe. teda; dMI ~blore, Q dry ca.amnq l8rViCe anef 1M handllaq .01 nUlll8fOUl aludeDI needs ranq\nq from olh 1etIc equipment 10 jewelry. . . 99