Official ribbon, 1948 Waterloo College Invitation Games

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Description

Identification ribbon worn by an official at the 1948 Waterloo College Invitation Games held at Woodside Park in Kitchener, Ontario. The yellow ribbon features a purple Waterloo College crest.

Notes

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 Invitation Games 1948 / Official

Date of Original

1948

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