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Show OLD L D. S. GIRL TO BEUUnOKD Elegant New Building Replaces Historic Old Structure of ; the Mormons. Tho old L. D. S. gymnasium has 3ccn I la best days. Ita rough boards will not twist and creak under tho foot of running run-ning boys again for many a day to come. The old building which was erected during dur-ing tho term of Brlgham Young, and for so many years dubbed the "old burn," Is still strong, but shows tho marks of the wind and snow which has beaten upon Its adobo sides year after year. Tho old affair has In late years b-en painted a dull red, and while It looks quite now, Its Interior decorations aro so badly warped that tho Joists supporting the lloor could not stand many more games of basketball, for which It ban boon used of lato. Tho old gymnasium at ono tlmo was tho principal storehouse of tho Mormon church. H was used as a Iiugo granary and therein wcro stored hundreds of bushels of nil kinds of grain. Later it was used for various purposes. When tho L. D. S. university was established on a small scale, the old building was utilized util-ized as a schoolroom, tho lower floors being partitioned Into classrooms. When tho school branched the upper lloor was turnod Into a gymnasium, and. It was hero that Wlllard Bean, veteran 'physical Instructor of this city, coached the school basketball team, which proved to bo the fastest aggregation of stars In the west at that tlmo. In the squad woro such men as Taylor, Christy, Lund and several sev-eral othors This team. In fact, was about tho fnstest basketball team known In the state. It hold full sway for more than two years, easily taking the measure of all competing teams. Just now the old gymnasium doc3 not present a very attractive appearance. Since the closing of school last year, and the information that tho now Doscrot gymnasium would be ready for occupancy occu-pancy by fall, not much enthusiasm, ns was tho case In days of old, has been wasted over the "old barn." Tho old building. It Is said, will still occupy tho same old placo. oven when the now gymnasium gym-nasium Is ready. The old gymnasium will no doubt bo kept ns a relic of former days. Just now the lower floor Is being used by tho mechanical department of tho school. |