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The Stadium Campaign
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Bad Ro F. Eck1d, C. ShItz, C. WiIIms.
Fro,a Ro, A. Cmphell, E. V,,oe, B. Ek1d, S. Terhrne.
Jst: E. Worth, R. Brown, F. MtKtti
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lEN the spring of 1930 some prominent business men of Vancouver
L decided that it was necessary for the city to have a stadium. Immedi
ately, several U.B.C. men, seeing the advantages of a stadium on the
campus, commenced to promote this project. All spring and summer
they investigated and talked, and when fall came, were ready to present
their ideas to the student body, and, in an enthusiastic Alma Mater
meeting, were given the power to go ahead and start the campaign. A
trip to Victoria was made by the President of the Alma Mater Society
and the President of Men’s Athletics. The government promised to give
dollar for dollar for what the students raised themselves. Something,
meanwhile, seemed to affect the sentiment of the student body, because
for a while after this, the whole scheme appeared to be abandoned. But,
after Christmas, with renewed spirits Council revived the scheme, and
supported by the vote of the students of the University, launched a
monster campaign, with $20,000 the objective set, all to be raised by
student effort either by personal contribution or by soliciting. Com
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