THIS IS WATERLOO Published bi-monthly by the Alumni Association of Waterloo College in the interest of the Association and the College. VOLUME 1 * JANUARY, 1957 * NUMBER 2 Photos Courtesy K-W Record GOOD NEWS FROM TORONTO By Bob Wagner Plans for the first banquet of Toronto will include a livewire speaker, songs by the Alumni and Associates were completed last college quartet and other high-calibre enter week. tainment. Cel Weiler '51, banquet chairman, reports it will be held March 7 at Malloney's Art Gallery, 66 Grenville St. A reception will start at 7:15 p.m., and the dinner at 8 p.m. The "tab" is $2.50 per person. More than 150 members and wives or guests are expected for the affair, which Cel's committee -- Peggy Nairn, Lorraine Holle Bramm, Abe Thiessen, John A. MacDonald, Eric Lavelle, Bob Dier, Herb Shaw and Stan Snider -- reports tremendous response. The affair is expected to be a sellout. We suggest you circle the date, get a baby sitter and be ready for a "ball". COLLEGE GIVEN STADIUM - GYM By Earle Weichel Our Alumni's 1957 homecoming weekend will be held in Waterloo College's spanking new Seagram Stadium. This welcome news to all Alumni members and associates was assured recently when Waterloo City Council and officials of Waterloo College Associate Faculties reached agreement on negotiations. The 5,000-seat stadium, plus a field house-gymnasium will be ready in August. It will be constructed from a $250,000 gift to the college by Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Ltd. A Unique Design As can be seen by the above pictures, the stadium and gymnasium are of a unique design that architects feel will be copied in many centres. Underneath the stands are planned two gymnasiums -- one of practise size and the other equal in floor space to any in Canada. Dressing rooms will serve both the gymnasium and football field. It is planned to install a quarter-mile cinder track which will inclose the full-size football field. Our new stalium will be erected on land abutting Waterloo Park. The entrance will be off Jefferson Avenue. College officials also anticipate the 5,000 seats will be augmented by bleachers. Immediate capacity of the stadium could run to about 14,000. Seats in the gymnasium will accommodate 1,000. See Senior Team Waterloo College teams will not be the only ones who will make good use of the Seagram gift. ORFU games of the K-W Dutchmen will be held there. High school teams will probably use the facilities. Twin City teams may play in the gymnasiums. Military and religious groups could hold functions in the bowl. College football and basketball, not a major factor in the Twin City sports scene at present, are expected to make swift strides with the modern facilities. A rapid increase in enrolment which may reach 3,000 students in five years, seems certain to land the college in regular intermediate ranks, with the prospect of a senior team not far away.