Remembrances
of Memorial past...
30 years ago
Guy colony not abandoned
June 1974 – An archaeological dig funded by
Memorial University in Cupids, Conception Bay, disproves theories
hundreds of years old. Anthropology professor Dr. Robert Barakat
uncovers artifacts which are evidence that the colony John
Guy founded in 1610 was not abandoned by the middle of that
century.
25 years ago
Computers link Memorial with world
June 1979 – Memorial expands its computerized
access to the rest of the world, putting it in the forefront
of a whole new area of international data communication and
bibliographic searching. The new found importance of computers
is brought into the limelight by Memorial’s staff attending
and lecturing at international conferences.
20 years ago
Government pledges millions for music
June 1984 – The federal government pledges
two million dollars to construct a new music building for
Memorial’s Department of Music. The long-awaited construction
will begin immediately. President Leslie Harris describes
the original building as totally inadequate and “even
unfit for habitation.”
15 years ago
Chinese community fearful
June 1989 – The Tiananmen Square crackdown
on pro-democracy demonstrators raises fear for family and
friends of Chinese students at Memorial. Newfoundland Telephone
Company donates telephone time for about 50 students to contact
loved ones in China.
10 years ago
Crosbie named fifth chancellor
June 1994 – John Crosbie is appointed Memorial
University’s fifth chancellor by Premier Clyde Wells.
Memorial President Arthur May is pleased with Crosbie’s
appointment “partly because the position has been vacant
for so long and partly because it’s John Crosbie –
he was worth waiting for!”
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