The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-12

DalnlHE QlENTteT5 lot Uue HullcH. Lucy
need a building especially fitted, for
their nwn use where they may be
free to exercise ut any hour Of the
day. 4
An Imperative need IS about 300
lockers. AS many as five students
arc at present assigned to one lock
er designed for one person. How
ever, there is no room to nut in addt
tional lockers. The bathing faclll
ties are entirely inadequate and IN
satisfactory. maa III
!is&! Recommendations. y
I would respectfully recommend Q
new gymnasium building which nigh
be built In connection with the Tn
versity Young Mems Christian Asso
citation interests, and thus form (
college union.
] believe We ought To build larg'
enough for,the future. We soon saal
have 1000 students enrolled. w
ought TO have q threestory bulldlnl
costing at least 100000. Such I
building should have bath rooms
swimming pool, bowling alleys, base
ball cage. and athletic dressing rooml
In the basement. On the second floo
should be the Offices, trophy room
locker and dressing rooms, and Y
NJ. C.. A. hall or lobby where the stu
dents could congregate freely. Tht
third floor should be given entirel.
10 the gymnasium, with running
track and a small visitors gallery
On the top floor the sunlight and frest
air, which are very essential, can best
be secured and the floor space more
easily be built free from pillars and
supporters. The main floor should be
S0xl20 feet. ll4lS 81 g,I. Il
The present gymnasium, with some
notifications and improvements
could BIO used by the young women
until they could secure a small, mod
ern gymnasium Of their own.
1 would further recommend thai
physical training be required OF every
student in tho University, three hours
a week from October first to May
first ii count as one course credit
This course should include n study
Of physiology and personal hygiene
taught by tie Director Of Physical
Training. Unless physical training IL
made compulsory and credit is given
for 1t the same as for other college
work It will never, reach those who
need It most. A large number Of
our students are in the awkward
growing stage Of life, when the body
as well as the mind needs to be
trained. Physlca! education would ,ln
doubtedly be Of greater value to many
than any other course. But 1t is the
peryersity OF nature taat tho ones
who are naturally awkward and un'
calmly are the least inclined to train
! and develop their slow bodies. though
they are the very ones who most need
the benefits to be derived from calls
lthcnlcs. games, fancy steps, marching,
etc. s..5.-F'
believe new gymnasium building
Is needed more than any other build
ing for the following reasons: .f
1st. Because the present accon1no
datious are utterly inadequate to meet
the demands. (,
I'd. Good physical health and q
well.tralued body are the foundation
for intellectual work, and there can
be no happiness. or success In lite
without healthy body. II
Sd. A gymnasium would DO used
by every student, while building fol
any otoer, department would be used
only by the few in that particular
department.
18th. It would be an ideal recrea
tional building for our students, and
good safety valve helping to con
troll their animal BpirIts. and keep
Ing many young men from harmful!
designations and excuses.
9Th. With a Y. NJ. c. A. hall in con
nectlon, the moral md spiritual wei
fare Of our students would be saie
guarded. Such n building would be
an ideal combination, embodying the
physical, social. mental and spirit
ual-the who'll" man. N
9Th. 1t would foster college spirit
and loyalty. FRI AN
7th. II West Virginia is to BIO rer
resented In intercollegiate athletic
contests. she must give her athletes
just as good facilities for training
and development as her, rivals enjoy.
Nearly NIL her opponents have modern
upto:date gyunnnslums which give
them an undue advantage over the
teams representing West virginia Uni.
verBlty, "
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