Buchanan building was where we had most of our classes....often drifting almost to sleep with the sound of the old foghorns.
This is Brock Hall where there was the Mildred Brock Lounge for Ladies. This was a wonderful refuge with lots of comfy sofas where we could kick off our shoes (heels, would you believe!) and take off our nylons and even have a bit of a lie down.
The original room is all offices now but they still have a "ladies' lounge"....about 1/4 the size and it doesn't look very comfy.
This sign is a bit blurry but it does say that this room is open to anyone who identifies as a woman. A sign of the times for sure!
Always lots of great mountain views from UBC.
The old Faculty Club is to the left. Of course, no longer a club just for Faculty...that would be too exclusive. In I believe it was 67/68 year, the students, led by Gerry Rubin and a pig he brought with him stormed it and stayed the night. He had asked the audience "Where can't student go?" and someone mentioned The Faculty Club.
(Jerry Clyde Rubin (July 14, 1938 – November 28, 1994) was an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and 1970s. During the 1980s, he became a successful businessman.)
He had come to speak on a Thursday when there were very few classes so special events could take place. I didn't have classes that day so had gone skiing so wasn't part of the original occupation. I went in the next morning and was there when lots of profs and students stood up to talk and one prof (I forget his name) suggested everyone leave and everyone did. I think the students who had been there from the day before were pretty tired of it all by then. Rubin and his pig were long gone. The administration had agreed to a "teach in" one day in the next week...the idea being that profs would let the students talk. In my classes that mostly petered out after the first 20 minutes and class went on as usual.
Then we went to the University Golf Club and had lunch...split a fish and chips...excellent. Always great views of the golf course and a very pleasant place to have lunch on a sunny day outside or even inside is nice. Views from our corner table.
