Word: rinks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...athletes who voted in the negative, 150 felt that the money could be better spent elsewhere. Ninety of these listed a hockey rink as a possible alternative, 66 a theater, 56 scholarships, and 37 tutorial. Other suggestions offered were a resumption of training table and revival of J.V sports...
Among non-varsity voters, opponents of the new club considered a theatre and scholarships the most important uses to which the money should be put, with tutorial and a hockey rink considerably behind. Otherwise their reasons for disapproval followed closely those of the varsity members...
...Council's original instructions to the committee ordered it to make "constructive suggestions" to the Corporation as to how the Burr funds could best be spent, whether it be on a hockey rink, endowment for the present Varsity Club, or even a bigger new Varsity Club than the one now planned...
...these advantages, taken separately or together, do not warrant the construction of the club. The University has a long list of projects which so far lack funds to complete them. They include more scholarships, expanded General Education, and a hockey rink. All of these needs are more pressing than a varsity club--a new freshman scholarship is more valuable than a snack bar. Allots Burr was interested in Varsity Athletics, but he was interested in the College as an educational institution, as well. Faced with the College's present financial troubles in improving that education, he probably would have felt...
...University wants to help athletics it could build a hockey rink. If it wants better teams, it could provide athletic scholarships. The present disposition of the money is wasteful, and will please no one. John H. Ederer '53 Edward M. Cohen...