Funny how times have changed. Read this short insert from 1920 about McCook field and why they needed a new stadium. The vision then is much greater than ours today.
By The Book. In a very detailed and attractive brochure, dated September 1920, the University addressed the question “Why we need a stadium” by reiterating the inadequacies of McCook and the advantages and long-term economy of building a permanent reinforced concrete structure. Not only would it be “much less an eyesore than the average, dingy, rickety wooden bleachers,” but will “have an attractiveness and dignity” that will “justify on our part an attitude of pride.” It was important to realize as well that “other schools throughout the country are rapidly swinging into line,” and thus imperative that KU students, faculty, friends and alumni not allow their University to be “a laggard.”
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By The Book. In a very detailed and attractive brochure, dated September 1920, the University addressed the question “Why we need a stadium” by reiterating the inadequacies of McCook and the advantages and long-term economy of building a permanent reinforced concrete structure. Not only would it be “much less an eyesore than the average, dingy, rickety wooden bleachers,” but will “have an attractiveness and dignity” that will “justify on our part an attitude of pride.” It was important to realize as well that “other schools throughout the country are rapidly swinging into line,” and thus imperative that KU students, faculty, friends and alumni not allow their University to be “a laggard.”
Image: University Archives
