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'''Date(s) of occurrence:''' 1908 (Officially named Hammerfest in 1911) -
'''Date(s) of occurrence:''' 1908 (Officially named Hammerfest in 1911) -


'''Previous/other names:'''  
'''Previous/other names:'''


'''Origins:''' In 1911, Professor Miller of the [[Department of Forestry]] suggested that the annual dinner of the [[Forestry Association|Forestry Club]] be called Hammerfest, a name that was thereafter embraced by Forestry students. The event takes place annually in the Spring Semester.
'''Origins:''' In 1911, Professor Miller of the [[Department_of_Forestry|Department of Forestry]] suggested that the annual dinner of the [[Forestry_Association|Forestry Club]] be called Hammerfest, a name that was thereafter embraced by Forestry students. The event originally took place annually in the spring but was moved to the fall in 1948.


'''History:''' The "time-honored institution" known as Hammerfest began as an annual dinner hosted until 1912 in the office of Mrs. McLeod.  
'''History:''' The "time-honored institution" known as Hammerfest began as an annual dinner, hosted until 1912, in the office of Mrs. McLeod.


In the mid-1940s the event was held at Mr. Woodbridge's camp, known as "The Queen of the Forest," to which students and faculty of the [[Department of Forestry]], as well as some guest Foresters, venture in the early evening for an out-of-doors dinner served by the Freshmen. Musical entertainment during the dinner consisted of a small orchestra, while the meal was followed by a speech and several rounds of jokes before breaking up around 9:00 PM.
In the mid-1940s the event was held at Mr. Woodbridge's camp, known as "The Queen of the Forest"; students and faculty of the [[Department_of_Forestry|Department of Forestry]] (as well as some guest Foresters) would venture here in the early evening for an out-of-doors dinner served by the Freshmen. Musical entertainment during the dinner consisted of a small orchestra, while the meal was followed by a speech and several rounds of jokes before breaking up around 9:00 PM.


'''Notes:'''
'''Notes:&nbsp;'''<span style="line-height: 1.6">There is evidence that suggests Hammerfest gradually became an increasingly rowdier affair, evolving from an annual dinner to more of a party.</span>


<br/> '''Source(s):'''


'''Source(s):'''
*''The Brunswickan: Forestry Issue,'' vol. 62, no. 15, 9 October 1942, p. 3.
*''Forestry Brunswickan'', vol. 71, no. 5, 7 November 1951, p. 1.
*Bryant, David G. (ed).&nbsp;''The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of New Brunswick 1908-1958.&nbsp;''Fredericton: The U.N.B. Forestry Association, 1958,&nbsp;p. 77.
*''Up the Hill'', 1949, p. 154.


*''The Brunswickan: Forestry Issue,'' vol. 62, no. 15, 9 October 1942, p. 3.
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 28 March 2017

Date(s) of occurrence: 1908 (Officially named Hammerfest in 1911) -

Previous/other names:

Origins: In 1911, Professor Miller of the Department of Forestry suggested that the annual dinner of the Forestry Club be called Hammerfest, a name that was thereafter embraced by Forestry students. The event originally took place annually in the spring but was moved to the fall in 1948.

History: The "time-honored institution" known as Hammerfest began as an annual dinner, hosted until 1912, in the office of Mrs. McLeod.

In the mid-1940s the event was held at Mr. Woodbridge's camp, known as "The Queen of the Forest"; students and faculty of the Department of Forestry (as well as some guest Foresters) would venture here in the early evening for an out-of-doors dinner served by the Freshmen. Musical entertainment during the dinner consisted of a small orchestra, while the meal was followed by a speech and several rounds of jokes before breaking up around 9:00 PM.

Notes: There is evidence that suggests Hammerfest gradually became an increasingly rowdier affair, evolving from an annual dinner to more of a party.


Source(s):

  • The Brunswickan: Forestry Issue, vol. 62, no. 15, 9 October 1942, p. 3.
  • Forestry Brunswickan, vol. 71, no. 5, 7 November 1951, p. 1.
  • Bryant, David G. (ed). The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of New Brunswick 1908-1958. Fredericton: The U.N.B. Forestry Association, 1958, p. 77.
  • Up the Hill, 1949, p. 154.


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