Show ISmart Smart Gym Closed For Winter By STAN ANDERSEN LOGAN Jan 3 Historic 3 Smart gymnasium at Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college constructed in 1911 and in continuous use since then for 30 years will be out of action during an entire season this year for the first time since it was built Announcement that installation of a new floor commenced late I last summer would be deferred I because of construction engineering engineer engineer- ing difficulties was made Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- I day from the office of Harry C. C Parker U USA S A C superintendent of construction and maintenance Due to buckling and weakening of the concrete floor base for the main mens men's gym where the ancient maple wood boards were finally torn up this ye year r after annually recurring campaigns against the theold theold theold old chair floor it will willbe willbe be necessary to tear out the heavy concrete slabs also and lay an entire entire entire en en- tire new floor structure Mr Parken Parker Parker Par Par- ker ken said l Postponed Till Summer Since the project when carried out will put the buildings building's entire facilities out of commission for forthe forthe forthe the construction period the work will be postponed until the current current current cur cur- rent college year is is completed and will be carried out next summer making the renovated gym ready use for with opening of the 43 1942 college season The Smart gym in which was fostered and conducted Utah I States State's time big-time athletic program until building of the Aggie field fieldhouse fieldhouse I house in 1939 at present houses besides the main gym the mens men's and women's physical education departments the Aggie swimming pool women's dressing rooms and the women's omens gym mens men's dressing rooms for some P E classes offices offices of of- I flees of the college medical service and handball and ping pong courts The swimming pool which is located below the main main- gym and has not been in use during the fall term is being prepared for regular use during the winter term Mr Parker announced Action to stop construction on the main I floor and use the pool answers the question brought up recently as asto asto asto to whether Utah State would be beable beable beable able to conduct a varsity intramural intramural intramural intra intra- mural or instructional swimming program on the campus this sea sea- son Ph Phys s 's Ed in Field FieM House Professor J. J R. R Joe Jenson head of the phys ed department department department depart depart- ment announced on being notified of the action of the construction and maintenance committee that most of the physical education service courses and the wide-flung wide Aggie intramural program will be conducted this year in the field fieldhouse fieldhouse fieldhouse house though some readjustment will be required in both class curriculum curriculum cur cur- and student sports sched sched- ules Meanwhile Israel Heaton Intramural intramural intramural Intra intra- mural director for the program which last year included nearly 1900 students released a crowded docket of student sports events for forthe forthe forthe the winter term Highlight of the schedule was including of an in indoor indoor indoor in- in door track tournament for the first time in intramural history It had been encouraged widely on the campus to foster and centralize winter track training in the new newfield newfield newfield field house Intramural open house traditionally traditionally traditionally conducted in the Smart gym will be shifted to the field fieldhouse fieldhouse fieldhouse house also Heaton indicated Complete Complete Complete Com Com- slate of events for the term was tentatively dated as follows January 12 B basketball January 23 open house February 2 volleyball volleyball volleyball volley volley- ball February 6 indoor track February 20 swimming February 27 Aggie winter carnival at Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit valley In addition to the team sports conducted in three competition leagues campus all-campus tourneys will be conducted during the winter winte term in ping pong handball fencing and badminton Heaton added |