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Excerpt from Duke University Alumni Register, 1940, Vol. 26 The Opening formalities preceded the duke-princeton game, which Duke won by a 36-27 score, but long before the big structure was formally presented to the university by Dean W. H. Wannamaker, chairman of the. Faculty committee on athletics, on behalf of the division of athletics, the early-arriving throng gave the building a thorough going over, and was impressed by its complete facilities and great size. Three brief addresses, introduction of the notables present, and music by the university band comprised the program of formalities. Dean Wannamaker, who presided over the 'exercises, made the presentation, and President W. P. Few made a speech of acceptance on behalf of the university. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.