Word: gyms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When Radcliffe made up it's mind to build a gym, the job was as good as done. Nothing could stop the college from going ahead with it's well-intentioned proposal. The idea could not have been more admirable, the college administration thought. They conceived of the gym as one of many projects to make women happy and keep them from yearning for the facilities of Harvard Houses. The college devised a three-point plan that included the construction of a library study center complete with Radcliffe's archives on the bottom level, and a fourth house--to compliment...
...raise money for the expensive venture. Radcliffe called on wealthy friends and alumnae to donate funds "to enhance undergraduate life particularly for those students living in the Quadrangle Houses," read the fundraising literature. The statement did not say non-Quad residents would not be allowed to use the gym. As with Currier House and Hilles Library, the fund raising efforts were billed as an attempt to improve life at the Quad, but not at the exclusion of other University student...
...October, nearly 200 administrators, alumnae, and students witnessed the dedication of the spanking new gym. President Horner told the crowd that the gym would specifically serve the needs of freshmen, Quad residents, resident staff and their guests. According to the gym's rules, not even a professor who lives on Observatory Hill, or a student who lives off-campus near the Quad may freely use the gym's facilities. In fact, the policy even excludes Horner...
...announcement of the policy caught many by surprise including a committee of Quad residents. House masters, and college administrators charged with management of the new gym, "We were not informed that the new gym would open only to Quad residents. We were under the impression that the gym was open for the entire undergraduate community," recalls Irene Kacandes '80-3. North House athletic secretary and committee member...
HORNER'S statement and the restrictive policy contradict Radcliffe's original reasons for building the gym. Radcliffe billed the gym as a college facility, not as a House facility. Under the 1971 Agreement the lines of sex were dropped in house considerations. However, Radcliffe now feels it should draw new lines according to Radcliffe's property rights. Radcliffe should not limit its good deeds to the Quad residents. With the limited access policy, the college has hidden its most ambitious and welcomed project to date...