Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Loyola College Review Page 4 Leo LaFleche William Sullivan Vice-President Secretary Richard Cronin President John O'Brien Frederick Bedford Valedictorian

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LOYOLA Page 3 COLLEGE REVIEW for his fellow citizens and his legislation was inspired by a sincere concern for their better welfare. And history will rank him among her great statesmen whose clear vision, fearless speech and skillful piloting, guide nations and the world in times of greatest need. Striking indeed was the way men of all parties joined his name with Lincoln's in the glowing encomiums given generously in the hours and days that fol- lowed his tragic death. Out of the conflict for federal supremacy, Lincoln led his people to the stature of nationhood. Roosevelt roused them to а consciousness of their international responsibilities. All men know our great American neighbour seeks no territorial gain at the expense of other people. Under Roosevelt, we hope, died for all time that misguided but persistent refusal to throw her vast weight into the scales of justice and world order. Christion gentleman and statesman, the world тошт the loss of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Never again will his warm voice stir a hundred million hearts with the vastness and courage of his plans. But his achievements and personality will live on in history and in the memory of many grateful lands. Central Building On February the 8th the completed first storey of a new unit, fitting into the Loyola plan between the Admin- istration and Refectory Buildings, was officially opened and blessed by His Excel- lency the Archbishop of Montreal, in the presence of the English-speaking Pastors of the city and members of the College Club. Space demands for the enlarged Scientific Department made the removal of all High School classes from the Ad- ministration BuiMing imperative. To facilitate this expansion application was made and a permit granted to undertake such construction as was reguired to meet imme- diate needs. The Central Building, the fifth in a block of seven called for by the original College plan, is two hundred and forty-four feet long with an average width of fifty-five f eet. It is joined by connecting links, each twenty-one feet long, to the Administration and Refectory Buildings. Eventually it will be three storeys in height, with an added storey over the central eighty-five feet. Matching the Eliza- bethan architecture of the existing buildings, it will be faced with similar brick and stone. The one storey structure already completed is built of re-inforced concrete throughout, with fundations, columns and full provision made to support and heat the future building. The exterior walls are, at present, concrete. It contains seven High School classrooms, a wash room, book-shop, storeroom and a gymnasium. Located in the centre of the building, the gymnasium is eighty-three feet in length, fifty-nine in width and sixteen in height. It is free of columns and beams. The floor above is supported by two upset beams running parallel the length of the room and forming the walls of the future second storey corridor. These beams have a clear span of seventy-three feet, the longest span for a re-inforced concrete beam used to date in this city. The interior walls and ceilings are of sand-finished plaster and the floors, except for terrazzo in the vestibules and wash room, are in asphalt tile. Heat for the new building comes from the central plant in the Refec- tory Building. The mains are carried through a concrete pipe trench under the floor and continue through to supply the Administration Building. The building was designed by Mr. Franco Consiglio, the general construction supervised by Mr. Albert Deschamps.

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Page 5 Loyola College Review Theodore Laberge Remi Limoges George Morley Gerald Foner Pierre Guay Neil King