University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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University President Milo Bail leads the way into the future 10

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A Dream Come True Dreamed of for years, planned since 1946, the Fieldhouse and Stadium were put into use at mid-century. Two gala celebrations marked the openings of first, the Stadium, and then the Fieldhouse. On October 1, 1949, 4,000 fans thronged into the Stadium for the first varsity football game ever to be played on the Omaha University campus. The Creighton basketeball game on February 23, 1950 gave students their first chance to visit inside their home on the hill. With the 10-year building program dream partially translated into reality, Omaha University supporters look to the second half of the century for its fulfillment.

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Innovations keynote his second year University President Milo Bail continued during his second year at Omaha U to win new friends by his energetic leadership. Under him, the Fieldhouse and Stadium were brought to comple- tion. Plans for greater university expansion also went ahead. A fac- ulty committee began studying the problem of a library building. The Student Council set out to deter- mine the facilities needed in a pro- posed Student Union. Through his guidance university- sponsored occasions such as Home- coming, Founders ' Day, Vocations Day, and the Football Banquet were bigger than ever before. Es- tablishing an Achievement Day, providing the band with uniforms, a university television program, a sorority going national, the initia- tion of a summer commencement and the establishment of the Alumni Association on an inde- pendent basis were other signs of progress during his second year.