Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-14
INTO NEW BUILDING.

The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is moving into its handsome new
building, locas I'd at the corner of Third
and Grant streets and in few days
will be comfortably situated in the new
quarters. The moving began a week
ago, when one day the Sec'y, Neil
Campbell, carried over the first load in
his arm-a bundle of papers and
records. Yesterday the gymnasium
peraphernalia was removed from the
old building. Of course class work in
the gymnasium classes will be in
terrupted for few days, until the
gymnasium apparatus is placed in
position in the new building.
The construction of the new building
has consumed many notwithstanding
largely to the immensely of the struc-
ture and the completeness of every
detail entering into the building. The
foundation walls were started in the
fall of 1906 and work on the super
structure began in the spring of 1907.
The building, both from an exterior
and interior point of view. is without
doubt the most handsome Y. Nj. G. A.
building to be found in any city of
Wausau's size in the country. 1t is a
monument which will endure for ages
to the credit of those who were instru-
mental in building it. Only the very
best of material has gone into its con-
struction and nothing aiding in the
comfort or convenience of the
members has been overlooked. The
fed brick, as hard and enduring as
rock, with stone trimmings, and the
partitions are supported on steel beams.
of OF
above ground and has high basement,
making it really four stories high.
When additional ground is secured
north and east of the building, as will
be acquired some day not far distant,
then the local Y. M. &. A. viii be
possessed of the most valuable property
of any association in the state.
In the basement is located the boiler
room, barber shop, plunge bath, bowl
ing alleys, waiting room, lockers,
storage rooms, etc.,
The first floor is taken up with a
large gymnasium, reading room,
parior, check room, reception room,
private office, kitchenette, secretary S
office, physical directors Office.
On the second floor is a large run
ming track, boys reading room, a
single class room, boys game room,
kitchen and three combination class
rooms connected with rolling door
which can be thrown back, making one
large room of the three.
The third floor is taken up entirely
By bed chambers, halls, bath room,
maids room and store ROOM There
are twenty seven bed rooms on this
floor, all handsomely finished and
furnished. Each is provided with a
clothes closet, is roomy, well lighted
well ventilated. Each opens out onto
one of the streets or to the rear or north
side of the building. There are no
interior bed rooms. except that of the
attendant in charge.
The ground space covered by the
building is 70x118 feet and cost with its
furnishings close to $4,000. 1t is cleo
tricaly lighted throughout. Besides
the plunge bath there are eleven
shower and two tub baths. The plunge
bers and no doubt will be the favorite
of all the baths. This pool will give
the members an opportunity to play
water polo. The running track is
nearly l4S feet in length, requiring 20
laps to the mile.
The arrangements for athletic work
are superb and will give the institution
much wider range. 1t will now be
possible for the basket ball team to
play games with outsiders in its own
gymnasium, without renting hall
specially for such games, as has hereto
fore been the custom. For Sunday
meetings there is opportunity to seat a
great many more people than has been
possible heretofore and the arrange
ments for night school is something
which the officers have long hoped for.
In the old building there was bowling
alley at one time, but il interfered with
gymnasium work and was torn out.
Now bowlers can bowl without inter-
fering with anyone else. The kitchen
service, toe, is great improvement.
When the public reception is held, as
it will be soon, every citizen of Wau-
sau should make it a point to visit the
building and GO through it.