Word: poole
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...proposed to make the clubhouse the center of all athletic interests. In the basement there will be a large and fully equipped gymnasium. the ground floor will contain a swimming pool and shower baths, a reading room, and billiard and pool tables. If sufficient money is subscribed the second floor will consist of a large assembly room for athletic meetings. On the third floor will be sleeping rooms for members of the teams. It is intended that the crew, the track, football and baseball teams make this their home while in training...
...billiard and pool rooms, bowling alleys and swimming pools, there are provided opportunities for harmless amusement-one of the chief objects of such a club-as well as opportunities for the students in the various departments to come into contact, making them feel that they have interests in common and seeming to unify and strengthen university spirit...
...this floor. The third floor contains the offices of the college papers, the headquarters of the musical clubs, meeting rooms of the medical and other societies; also a kitchen. The basement contains the bowling alleys, a small gymnasium and the swimming pool. Dressing rooms, baths, etc., are amply provided...
...entrance to the gymnasium is on a level with the street, and on the ground floor is the swimming pool. This pool will contain 240,000 gallons of filtered water, and will be about twice the size of the tank in the Yale gymnasium. Around the edges of the building will be placed showers, needle baths, lockers and dressing room...
...gymnasium will be, like the pool, in the shape of a half moon. Over its widest part it will be 170 feet, and in it every conceivable apparatus for physical development will be made use of. Overlooking the floor of the gymnasium will be a great balcony, Suspended from the ceiling, where it runs over the gymnasium and circling the entire interior of the building, is to be built a running track 12 feet wide and nine laps to the mile. In the southern portion of the building will be athletic rooms, boxing rooms, fencing rooms and directors' appartments...