The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-28

The college gymnasium has come to
occupy a most conspicuous place in
every quadrangle, and the buildings
at most Of our large universities and
colleges are INTELLECTUALLY as artistic
and complete as are the more imposing
structures devoted to the exercise and
development of the mind. But that
the present type OF building which is
dedicated to the development OF
sound body In which sound mind
can dwell is all that Il can and should
be are questions which arise with the
new huge gym proposed for Dart.
mouth college. This institution OF
learning would take a great forward
step and provide a structure large
enough to accommodate all the major
athletic sports. except rowing. and II
is probable that Dartmouths move
win fix the type OF future construction
Of college gymnasia
This plan for a huge gymnasium
building, really big athletic field nm.
der glass. is being fathered by the
alumni OF the college. and so enthusi.
astic are they over the project that
there is little doubt but that they will
be able to bring their plans to com
plete realization. The building which
their plans provide will be 80 huge
that track men will be able to prac-
tice on track of eight laps to the
mile. and with straightaways OF more
than 100 yards; so huge that baseball
men will have space In which to bat
the ball and TO run, yet without en-
croaching upon the ample area re-
served for shot-putters. jumpers and
pole vaulters; 30 huge that the entire
college may take exercise at one time
under fits roof.
The indoor dirt track, the largest
In the United States Is. perhaps, the
most remarkable feature OF the pro.
posed gymnasium. II will be regula.
ton cinder track with built-up turns
ten feet In width and as nearly perfect
as such a track can be.
The A. D. shaws and Stephen Chasef
of the future Dartmouth shall need nc
more seek out, in the spring. some re
stricted stretch Of dry, bare ground or
which their hurdles may be set up
Entirely independent Of however lag
gard a springtime, undlsturbed by rain
or any windy weather, they shall m
themselves at their pleasure for rec
ord-breaking flights over the high
sticks.
This splendid indoor track Will pass
and return beneath the first floor Of
what is really the gymnasium proper
and circle out and around tho two
far-stretchlng shell-like wings thai
will extend on either side, and Ia
which will be contained the expansei
OF native earth. i40 feet by 10 a
least, which the baseball men ant
track squad may call their own.
This track as planned will be large
than the bicycle track erected at IN,
Madison square garden In New Yorl
for the six-day bicycle races. and will
be nearly twice as large as the indoo
track in Mechanics building. which
is OF 10 laps 10 the mile. or 100 yards
A building which thus provides fo
organized athletics. as well as TO
gymnastics, is the type Of gymnasium
which the college men OF the presen
and future will applaud AMI cove,
What is more, It is the type OF gym
nasium which they will insist upoi
having. College men everywhere vii
realize the important advantage
which Dartmouth athletic teams mus
gain by this enormous addition L
their equipment, They will insis
upon having equal advantages.
on the second floor will be situated