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Posted byJonathan Sterne June 30, 2005April 7, 2008

Turns out McGill University sold cigarettes to build an athletic complex.

/></p> <p>Here’s what the alumni newsletter had to say in 1998;</p> <blockquote> <p> The threat of another war hastened completion of the next addition to the University’s sports facilities. Male students had been complaining about the lack of a gymnasium since the late 1800s. Finally, in 1931, Principal Sir Arthur Currie told the Graduates’ Society to get the job done. Plans were drawn up and a committee of alumni raised $190,000 — including revenue from the sale of McGill cigarettes — which, combined with a gift from Lady Strathcona, covered the $295,000 cost of the gymnasium. The Graduates’ Society hired a contractor in June 1939 and gave him eight months to complete construction, as a facility was now urgently needed to train soldiers. </p> </blockquote> <p>There’s apparently a whole “secret McGill” tour you can take, which sounds like a riot.<!--ec7222b7dc3c099b2908d7a64be2cefd--> </p> <p><!--ec7222b7dc3c099b2908d7a64be2cefd--></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class= Posted byJonathan SterneJune 30, 2005April 7, 2008Posted inText

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