Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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14 LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW a 22----2------.-.---::Б БББББББ5:5::5:52-5:5:::-- as it is usually two degrees lower than in any other part of the city and the open layout leaves the Stadium unguarded against any wind that comes its way. The purpose set forth in the erection of the Stadium by the Loyola Old Boys' Association was threefold. First, it was to give some mark of grateful appreciation of and loyalty to their Alma Mater on the part of former students. Secondly, to raise а monument to their thirty-seven comrades who had made the sacrifice of their lives in the Great War, and to com- ` memorate the part played by the Loyola Old Boys in the great struggle, a part beyond all proportion to their numbers. Lastly, it was to give to the present genera- tion of students and to those who come after them a very much needed covered space for military drill, indoor games in the late autumn and early spring and for hockey and skating in the winter. There was also a reason of economy .The creation of another building, or even of a gymnasium and swimming pool seemed beyond their means, but the erection of a covered Stadium, was a much lesser finan- cial attempt. But even this would not have succeeded, had it not been for the generous donations of several friends of Loyola College. That the new Stadium accomplished its mission in providing for the students a rotected ice surface there is no question; a itdid even more. Class games and most exhibition contests with outside clubs were layed in the day time, so that the ice was free in the evenings. It was therefore ‘decided that the stadium should be made available to as many teams from the city as could be accommodated. So great was the demand that even be- fore the season opened all the available dates for the season had been filled and during the winter the schedules of six different leagues were played on the ice of the Stadium. Besides these league fixtures, a number of exhibition games and numerous practices were also held. The Leagues availing themselves of the Stadium were the Junior City League, Section B, and the Juvenile League, in both of which circuits Loyola had teams; the Montreal City Intermediate, the In- dependent Intermediate, the Commercial and Steamships, and the Commercial Leagues. The Juvenile games were played on Saturday afternoons and the others in the evening. Schedules were so drafted that three games were played each evening and thus in the course of a week over two hundred hockeyists were given the op- portunity to enjoy the great Canadian pastime. Another fixture of great importance was that between Winonas and Lachine for the Intermediate Championship of the pro- vince. Of equal importance was the play- off between M.A.A.A. Juniors and McGill Juniors, winners of the two City Junior groups. In spite of the late date at which it was played, a splendid sheet of ice greeted the players, and added greatly to the speed and interest of the warm contest. We must not close our account of the activities in the Stadium without mention of the series of skating parties successfully given on Saturday evenings by the Philoso- phers, in aid of sufferers of Central Europe. With such a successful opening season, we feel justified in predicting that the Loyola Stadium will in future years prove an inestimable boon to hockey and skating not only for our student circle but even for the city. J. A. KENNEDY, '25.

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LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW 13 e ———————————————————————— were probably overshadowed by the youth- ful left wing, Billie Britt. Raymond Fregeau and Jim Maloney worked hard on the defence. Two Juvenile teams then took the ice and treated a surprised audience to some clever hockey for two abbreviated periods. Тће teams were picked from regular repre- sentatives of Loyola in the Juvenile League. At the end of the second game the visitors were escorted about the Stadium to view and hear explained its many fea- tures while others took advantage of the opportunity to try out the new rink. Among those present were: Lady Hing- ston, Mr. Zeph Hebert, Mrs. Campbell MacDougall, Miss Beatrice MacDougall, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hingston, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. McCaffrey, Miss McCaffrey, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Munich, Miss Munich, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Meagher, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford, Miss Stanford, Miss Shaw, Mrs. Arthur Corcoran, Mr. and Mrs. W. ]. Elliot, Mr. and Mrs. Desbarats, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Bray, Mr. and Mrs. Wayland, E. R. Decary, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Gloutney, Mr. and Mrs. King, J. J. McAsey, J. Masterson, Alderman Thomas O’Connell, W. D. Millen, Mrs. G. Tynan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaughnessy, Major John Long, Alderman W. J. Hushion, M.L.A., Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Trihey, Miss Elizabeth Trihey, Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Scully, J. Walker, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Wickham, Miss Tierney, Miss Winni- fred Tait, Mr. Norman Gregory, Mr. Augustine Downes, Alderman Seybold, the Misses Downes, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bannon, A. W. Wilson, Rev. Bro. Osias, Desmond Walsh, Roger McMahon, Hector Decary, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Britt, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Slattery, F. Rolland, J. Quinlan, A. J. McDonald, A. J. McDonnell, John Coughlin, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Byrne, Dr. William H. Atherton, Rev. E. J. Devine, Dr. and Mrs. James P. Rogers, Dr. and Mrs. O. Lefebvre, Mr. John Mulcair, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Laberge. The Stadium, which was erected to per- petuate the memory of the part played by Loyola’s sons in the Great War, was started in the autumn of 1922. But the steel framework had to be delayed owing to lack of transportation facilities. An em- bargo had been placed on cars by the American Government during the coal shortage at the time. Thus the steel work was not completed before the first days of January. It was then too late to think of starting on the walls and so the erection of the Stadium was deferred till this last autumn. The Stadium, though possessing the largest ice surface in the province was not intended for large crowds. The dressing rooms, however, are large and well lighted. Special precautions have been taken to protect against fire. The dressing rooms where smoking is allowed are absolutely fire-proof. The floor is an asphalt pre- paration and designed not to take the edge off skates. The walls are lined on the in- side with Linasbestos and the ceilings are Gyproc Norad. The plumbing arrange- ments are all most modern and each of the four dressing rooms is completed with toilet arrangements and showers with hot and cold water. The architecture of the Stadium is quite unusual and may set a new style in rink building. There are very few rinks in existence that are not unsightly and that do not spoil their пе екін, Тһе Loyola Stadium, on the contrary, is posi- tively pleasant to look at and fits in most harmoniously with the beautiful Loyola group of buildings. The walls are of buff colored brick which match the brick-work of the other buildings and the arch effect of the cloisters which join the buildings, is carried out in the outer walls of the Sta- dium in brick and stucco. There are seven exits from the building. The lighting of the ice surface is perfect, the ice Бана brilliantly and evenly illu- minated by 38 300-watt lamps under powerful porcelain projectors which are so distributed that no shadows are cast on the ice. The temperature of the Notre Dame de Grace locality is also conducive to good ice

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