New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03
HARVARD.
HARVARD
Mr. HENENwAY TO ENLARGE THE GYMNASIUM
CHANGES IN THE CREW.

Mr.. HENENWAY TO ENLARGE THE GYMNASIUM
CHANGES IN THE CREW
Cambridge. Feb. . lSpeclaD.-The mos; mportan,
announcement Of the last week In Harvard circles
was that Augustus Hemenway who gave Harvard
TIE gymnasium named after him. has decided 10
give large sum in addition TO make some greatly
needed improvements the gymnasium. His plan
is roughly speaking. TO carry out the present east
side Of the gymnasium forty-six feet the addition
10 be Of the height tho adjoining part of the
old building and 10 contain ample accommodations
for shower baths and 2.3j lockers The interior ar
rangemen; Is calculated 10 accommodate very
large number of lockers and yet leave plenty of
room fer bathing and dressing. The building will
also De heated by steam. and will be ventilated by
valves running continuously under the caves There
VIII be twenty-eigh; showers These will be in the
middle Of the building. separated from the locker
galleries by glass partitions The upper story OF the
building viii be arranged in such way as greatly
enlarge the present directors room and trophy
room TO meet all additional requirements for heat
and hot water. the boiler room will be enlarged and
a new boiler pu in There will be a howater tank
with capacity of 1000 gallons. on the exterior,
the addition will be finished In conformity with the
rest OF the building. The number OF new lockers in
the addition Is large that none OF the lockers in
the present basement will be required when the
alterations finished. The lockers upstairs In
the gymnasium will be kept for awhile, but will
eventually be removed The space thus gained in
the present building VIII make II possible 10 IN
greatly the equipment OF the gymnasium.
Mr. Hemenway wishes the alterations completed
before the opening of the college year II pos
sibe.
TIE Harvard crew is by means settled yet
after the severe shakng-up that took place TWO
weeks ago Nevertheless. the number OF candidates
is gradually being reduced. on Wednesday almost
the entire second squad OF sixteen men was
dropped This leaves total Of just eighteen candi-
dates now training for the crew. They are all IN
squad. The first continues to be changed
stroke. and seems 10 be the most likely candi-
date for ilat position. The order OF the crew as
they last rowed Stroke. Stevenson; No.
Perkins: No. i. Shepard: No. j. Manning; No. =.
Lewis: No. 3. Fennessy: No. 2. Bullard; bow. r.
Clarke. Lewis. Fennessy ana Billiard are the only
men who rowed last year who now Win the
Varsity squad. The only new man since last week
The freshman crew has also been reduced 10 six
teen men. The numbe: week ago was nearly
forty
Track athletics advancing favorably under The
training of Mr. LathrOp. over 200 men arc working
daily under his The great Interest Just al
present is centred in the open games OF the Boston
Athletic Associate on on February 9. in which eighty
Harvard men have entered.
on February IL will take place trial debate 10
choose speakers for the Decentralization debate.
which viii be given March % at Princeton. Har-
| ward will the negative OF the question, Re
solved That, IL II possible. reasonable prop
ery qualification for the exercise OF the municipal
hardly sangiine abou, this debate They Will be
speaking strange ground and under system
which Princeton has employed for years but which
Harvard never nGs adopted before.