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[[File:Encaenia tree planting.jpg|thumb|right|280x360px|UNB president Colin B. Mackay and Class of 1957 president Bill Baker, 1957. UA PC 4; Item no. 6ak (1).]] '''History:''' The first official tree planting ceremony took place in June 1925. At this ceremony | [[File:Encaenia tree planting.jpg|thumb|right|280x360px|UNB president Colin B. Mackay and Class of 1957 president Bill Baker, 1957. UA PC 4; Item no. 6ak (1).]] '''History:''' The first official tree planting ceremony took place in June 1925. At this ceremony a tree was planted in memory of each graduating class, up to and including the class of 1910. Prior to the introduction of the tree planting ceremony, the graduating class planted class ivy "in accordance with historic custom." | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 20 April 2017
History: The first official tree planting ceremony took place in June 1925. At this ceremony a tree was planted in memory of each graduating class, up to and including the class of 1910. Prior to the introduction of the tree planting ceremony, the graduating class planted class ivy "in accordance with historic custom."
Source(s):
- UA Case 128; Section 2; File 1.
- Montague, Susan. A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 155.
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