I would like to take this
opportunity to commend you and
the staff of The Cavalier Daily for
your recent productive work on
behalf of the preservation of the
natural beauty of "the Grounds."
This crusade is necessary and well
worth both time and effort.
In view of your success in having
the area near Wilson Hall beautified
and having the well-worn path
across the south end of "the Lawn"
returned to its former grassy state,
it is to you who I wish to enlist in a
campaign to restore Lambeth Field
to some semblance of decency.
Lambeth Field is now a disgraceful
crumbling haven for a few lone
sunbathers, a few hardy track stars,
and even occasionally the site of
spring football practice. All this
provides the typical collegiate postcard
setting.
However, after sitting for two
hours during last Saturday's baseball
game with William and Mary,
my impression of the old stadium
has made a turnabout. Steps are
missing in the aisles, and are
completely lacking between the
first row and the field, a dangerous
jagged drop. The concrete is eroding
away, not only in the
bleachers, but on the sides of the
stadium, leaving large gaps. The
gray-black columns urgently need
another coat of white paint and the
existing roof should be re-tiled. The
field itself could use some landscaping.
As always the place is
strewn with the usual broken glass
and litter. In all it is a shameful site
for any athletic meet.
Lambeth Field, once visited by
President Calvin Coolidge, should
be preserved so as to provide
another athletic field and serve as a
traditional symbol of the past.
