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Show BIG GYMNASIUM NOWJNISHED Thomas Smart Gymnasium At Agricultural Agri-cultural College Open For Classes. Heaters And Filter. Operate Very Effectively, Relieve. Congestion In Main Building. Tho Thomas Smart Gymnasium, nt tho Agricultural College, which opened open-ed lut week for regulnr instruction In physical education for men and women, wo-men, bids fair to bo a very popular gathering plnco for tho Collego community. com-munity. This building, which Is a result re-sult of an appropriation by tho last State Legislature und of ji munificence munifi-cence of tho Hen. Thoinns Smart, Is a building well suited to tho needs of tho Agricultural College. The heaters wero In operation Inst Saturday Satur-day and very effectively warmed tho water of tho pool. Tho steam for this purposo Is conducted from tho old plant of tho College, which will bo used until tho now plitnt la completed. A lnrgo group of summer school students stu-dents began regular work thero tho latter part of last week under tho direction di-rection of Professor Teotzol and Miss Johnson, Instructor for women. In tho new gymnasium the entire lower apartment Is given over to tho swimming swim-ming pool, woman's gymnasium, the locker rooms und sliowcr baths. Tho second and third floors nro occupied by tho main gymnasium, tho officers of the Instructors, a hand ball court and a wrestling room. Tho running track Is on tho main gymnasium floor. This Is cork lined and leads to tho main floor ot the gymnalsum by spiral spi-ral stairs nnd sliding rods. The en-tiro en-tiro building la ot the most modern construction being flroproof throughout. through-out. Tho congestion In tho class rooms of tho main building, duo to tho largo nttendnnco nt tho College, will be greatly lessoned by this building. |
