THE CADRE, Sept. 30, Page 5

THE BARN f

the revealing facts revealed

May 2, 1970 the Student Council Executive, under the leadership of Jim Ross, President, explained Stu- dent Union recreation and coffee

‘ shoppe facilities. The former S.D.U. Coffee Shoppe, which seated 160, was not capable .of handling the de- mand‘which would be brought at: out with the joining of the two can.- puses into one. Some alternative was needed by September 1970. The problem was of afinancial nature. The year ending May 2, 1970 left the Student Union Coun- cil -$15,000; no one'knew the exact amount of this loss until all the bills

were received, BECAUSE the treas- urers during the period prior to Mar- ch 1970 had not recorded these bills and no one including the auditors

had any idea of their total. Thus there, were two enemies:

Time and Money. After three board meetings, the University agreed to give the Student Union the BARN FREE OF COST, with the stip- ulation that if the University moved in that direction and the space was needed, the Student Union would be reimbursed the current value of the building at that time to a maximum of $75,000. However, the grounds committee of the University stated that the campus would be moving in

another direction, and that there

was little chance of them needing that area.

At the same time, Jim Ross spent considerable time convincing the former S.D.U. Council and the Ath- letic Department that this was where the money should go. It wasn’t un— til late summer that the cheque was finally received.

Tenders posed another problem. First tenders for renovations alone went as high as $120,000 for plumb-

plumbing and heating and electricty

$50,000. These were cut to a total of $130,000 (including furniture) The final loan agreement was a loan

of $90,000 through U.P.E.I., pay- able in installments of $12.00 a student year.

The contracts for the Barn were not workable until late July. Work began less than six weeks before classes were scheduled to begin. It was hoped that the building would

be completed by September'9th. One important stipulation in the contract was that all labor be stu- dent labor, which did result in a number of students receiving some summer employment.

Work began with the removal of cement concrete stalls. This took one week. Work then began on re-

inforcing the beams for the second and third floors. At the same time.— all unnecessary strapping was remo- ved from the sides and ceiling of the barn. The third floor was then added.

' Preparation of the floors for tile

, was then undertaken and at the same time the~walls and ceiling

were insulated, strapped and wall-

board or tile were then added. The'

building began to take shape.

Since the first of September, til ing, floors, furnished work, paint- ing electrical and plumbing work have been the order of events.

How do students view the bui-

available? One complaint was that Student Union offices were not located in the building, but this is not a legimiate complaint as the nu- mber of students presently doing any Union work doesn’t warrant spending any amount of money on new offices, and if the past holds true, we won’t warrant it.

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