Gymnasium(s)

First Building: 28 Mar 1862: "Ordered, should sufficient means be left over from more pressing necessities, that thte President, Judge Wilmot and the Registrar take the necessary steps for the erection of a Gymnasium" (SM 1860-1904, 80). 12 Mar 1863: Senate empowers Building and Repairs Committee " to contract for the erection of a Gymnasium for the use of the students... constructed in such a manner that it may also serve the purposes of a Drill Room for such of the Students as may wish to form a Volunteer University Corp" (SM 1860-1904, 85). Student fees to be $1.00 for Gymnasium. 21 Feb 1882: Students request and Senate agrees that one half of the Gymnasium fees are to be given to the Gymnasium Committee and the Athletic club (SM 1860-1904, 279). 24 May 1885: "Some miscreants" set fire to the gymnasium on a Sunday afternoon; the fire was discovered and extinguished before serious damage occurred (UM IV.9 (Jun 1885): 143). 9 Apr 1902: Students request a new gymnasium building; Senate agrees to look in to costs (SM 1860-1904, 705-707). 19 May 1902: Senate decides that unless sufficient money, in addition to the $1,000 guaranteed by Senate, can be raised, no expense will be incurred by the University to build (SM 1860-1904, 710). 28 May 1903: Class of 1903 contributes $600, and committee is formed to proceed with construction and necessary financial arrangements (SM 1860-1904, 725). 12 July 1904: Senate gives Committee power to negotiate contracts and proceed with building of the Gymnasium (SM 1904-27, 22) 31 Jan 1905: Cost negotiated at $4913.00 (SM 1904-27, 26). 6 Dec 1905: Committee told "to have the [Gymnasium] completed and properly equipped as soon as practicable" (SM 1904-27, 66). 21 Apr 1906: Building completed "with dressing rooms and twenty-five lockers in the basement... and that the students were now using the same with apparent satisfaction" (SM 1904-27, 74). 14 July 1908: Building to be enlarged to accommodate the Reading Room, moved from the Arts' Building to allow space for the Department of Forestry (SM 1904-27, 74).