Word: basement
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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More hooks are being put in the basement of the gymnasium, as the present number is inadequate to the wants of the students...
...number of men not in any way connected with the university, who manage to worm their way into the basement of the gymnasium to see the tug-of-war teams practice, and the base ball men playing in the cage is a source of annoyance to the students themselves, and to the director. Seeing to what an extent the privileges of the gymnasium were abused, Dr. Sargent one afternoon last week, ordered all not dressed in gymnasium costumes to retire from the basement. We hope that this action will be continued in the future, and loafers, and strangers strictly forbidden...
Candidates for the junior tug-of-war team will please be in the basement of the gymnasium...
...remember once watching the men as they filed into the hall, and I can safely say that I saw nine out of every ten who entered, look up to the gallery, often even before they were seated at table, and without fail afterwards. Then next there is the basement, which some have even dared to call the other place. Of this wonderful place, we have memories both pleasant and not pleasant. Who has ever penetrated the dark recesses? Only a few bold fellows, and they have returned with wonderful reports. Some go as far as to say that...
...Connected with these are the toilet and dressing rooms. On the same floor is a large sparring room. Here exhibitions of the manly art will be given, and members will practice. Leading out of the sparring room is a rubbing-down room containing shower and douche baths. In the basement of the house are six bowling alleys and rooms for tricycles and bicycles. These complete the list of athletic features; but there is one other department mention of which ought not to be omitted. That is the Turkish and Russian baths on the first floor. These are very large...