Second place ribbon, 1939 Waterloo College Invitation Games

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Description

Second place ribbon for the Waterloo College 5th annual Invitation Games held at Woodside Park in Kitchener, Ontario on May 6, 1939. The light blue ribbon features black lettering.

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In 1935 Waterloo College hosted the first Invitation Games, an annual track and field meet for Central Western Ontario high schools. The Games featured events for male and female athletes. The Waterloo College Invitation Games were suspended from 1941-1945, and resumed in 1946.

Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Waterloo College 5th annual Invitation Games / Second / Woodside Park Kitchener May 6th 1939

Date of Original

1939

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