o be sure, man does not live on 'bread' alone, but he cannot live without it either. From the very
beginning a shed had been erected where a few merchants prepared food on order. Soon some
established their quarters there. It was located partly where Building A and the chapel now stand.
Then further away and perpandicular to the shed a wooden building was added with an empty space in
front, to provide room for various functions and activities. We sometimes had freshy night activities
there when the weather did not permit to have them outside Noblisse obliqe though! To keep up with
its prestige ABAC badly needed an up-to-date canteen. And so came up the St. Gabriel building, to
house the bookstore, a two-storey cafeteria, offices for student activities. Originally, the building was
to have four floors. During the construction Rev. Br. Martin came up with the ideal that a fifth floor
be ideal for a mini-gymnasium. As the foundations were strong enough the architect and the engineer
gave the green light. A few months after the building had been inaugurated an unusually strong gale
blew up the windows on the fifth floor and the roof. That was April 1982.
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