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'''Date(s) occurred:''' 15 November 1940 - 15 May 1941[[File:Flagpole souvenir.jpg|thumb|right|240x336px|Flagpole souvenir, (ca. 1940). Acc. 2010.05; Series 1; Item no. 110, File 6.]] | '''Date(s) occurred:''' 15 November 1940 - 15 May 1941[[File:Flagpole souvenir.jpg|thumb|right|240x336px|Flagpole souvenir, (ca. 1940). Acc. 2010.05; Series 1; Item no. 110, File 6.]] | ||
'''Account of events:''' At the Fall Formal in November 1940, held at [[Memorial Hall]], the UNB Spitfire Fund was launched in an effort to aid the war effort. The goal was to raise enough money to purchase a Spitfire plane. Under the direction of chairman of the Spitfire Fund Committee Darrell "Dag" Munro, students spent the school year raising funds through a number of means. The Spitfire Fund Committee | '''Account of events:''' At the Fall Formal in November 1940, held at [[Memorial Hall]], the UNB Spitfire Fund was launched in an effort to aid the war effort. The goal was to raise enough money to purchase a Spitfire plane. Under the direction of chairman of the Spitfire Fund Committee Darrell "Dag" Munro, students spent the school year raising funds through a number of means. The Spitfire Fund Committee organized the sale souvenirs made from pieces of the [[Missing Royal Flagpole Incident|Lieutenant-Governor's flag-pole]], the sale of soft drinks at the Fall Formal, a coat-check and canteen in the new [[Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium|Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium]], and the raising of funds at the annual [[Conversazione]]. | ||
The <span style="line-height: 1.6;">[[ | The <span style="line-height: 1.6;">[[UNB Drama Society|UNB Dramatic Society]] also greatly contributed to the fund by donating the proceeds of several one-act plays presented in the fall of 1940. </span> | ||
<span style="line-height: 1.6;">The [[ | <span style="line-height: 1.6;">The [[Ladies Society|Ladies Society]] sold approximately 125 flag-pole souvenirs, as well as donated the proceeds from a sing-song hosted at Memorial Hall and, over several "Penny Days," collected pennies from the male students across campus to contribute to the fund.</span> | ||
<span style="line-height: 1.6;">By May of 1941 the students had raised $500, which they then cabled to </span>[[Chancellors|Lord Beaverbrook]]<span style="line-height: 1.6;">, who was the British Minister of Aircraft Production at the time.</span> | <span style="line-height: 1.6;">By May of 1941 the students had raised $500, which they then cabled to </span>[[Chancellors|Lord Beaverbrook]]<span style="line-height: 1.6;">, who was the British Minister of Aircraft Production at the time.</span> | ||
Revision as of 08:27, 16 July 2014
Date(s) occurred: 15 November 1940 - 15 May 1941
Account of events: At the Fall Formal in November 1940, held at Memorial Hall, the UNB Spitfire Fund was launched in an effort to aid the war effort. The goal was to raise enough money to purchase a Spitfire plane. Under the direction of chairman of the Spitfire Fund Committee Darrell "Dag" Munro, students spent the school year raising funds through a number of means. The Spitfire Fund Committee organized the sale souvenirs made from pieces of the Lieutenant-Governor's flag-pole, the sale of soft drinks at the Fall Formal, a coat-check and canteen in the new Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium, and the raising of funds at the annual Conversazione.
The UNB Dramatic Society also greatly contributed to the fund by donating the proceeds of several one-act plays presented in the fall of 1940.
The Ladies Society sold approximately 125 flag-pole souvenirs, as well as donated the proceeds from a sing-song hosted at Memorial Hall and, over several "Penny Days," collected pennies from the male students across campus to contribute to the fund.
By May of 1941 the students had raised $500, which they then cabled to Lord Beaverbrook, who was the British Minister of Aircraft Production at the time.
See also: The Second World War at UNB
Source(s):
- Up the Hill, Organizations, 1941.
- UA Case 128; Section 2; File 7; Spitfire Fund.
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