University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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The Chapel, 1999 If you walk under the Arch while you are a freshman, legend has it that you will never graduate. History points to a UGA alumnus, Daniel Huntley Redfearn (class of 1910), as the originator of the legend. The Arch was pattered after the one on Georgia ' s Great Seal, which appears on the modern state flag. The Arch itself represents the state constitution, and the three columns supporting it represent wisdom, justice and moderation. Originally, the Arch held heavy gates that were closed to secure the campus, but they disappeared sometime around 1885. In 1946, two electric lights were added to the top of the Arch and it was moved about six feet away from the street. Now it is incorporated into the official UGA logo and its image can be found on just about anything from T-shirts to UGA staff business cards. Opening 9

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m ' w . m .«■• ' I .1.; 77? Chapel, 1875 The Chapel, built in 1832 to replace an old wooden structure, became a center of activities for the smal school. The tall cupola housed the bell that signaled class periods. It was removed in 1913 to give the old building its modern appearance. The ringing of the chapel bell after a Georgia victory is a tradition that continues even though freshmen are no longer ordered to do the chore. In the 1890s, the playing fie! was located only yards from the Chapel and first year students were compelled to ring the bell until ' ■ midnight in celebration of a Bulldog victory. Today, students, alumni, and townspeople stili rush to the Chapel to ring the bell after a gridiron victory. The Chapel, like other parts of North Campus helped provide the scenic educational environment that students still enjoy today. % 8 Opening

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10 Opening From 1911, when Herty Field back of New College was abandoned, until 1929, when Sanford Stadium hosted f Yale in its inaugural game, Sanford Field served as Georgia ' s main inter-collegiate and intramural playing field It was named for Steadman V. Sanford, a professor of English who served as faculty chairman of athletics and in 1 932 became president of the university. Designed primarily for baseball and football, its main stands followed the foul lines of the baseball diamond. These football players from 1903 did not have the silver britches th goes along with Georgia football today. They were an innovation of Coach Wally Butts (1939). Through tin years, fans referred to the Bulldogs ' silver britches in their chants and on banners, but the phrase really caug on in the early fifties with a cheer, banners, and colorful vests that proclaimed Go, You Silver Britches! I