Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
LEHIGH STUDENTS,
JOINED BY ALUMNI,
! HONOR TAYLOR DAY
Former Partner of Andrew
Carnegie Gave His Alma
Mater Gymnasium Swim
ming Pool and Field
House.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Oct IL
This is Taylor Day at Lehigh University
and hundreds of Alumni from ell parts
OF the country are Joining with the
student body in the celebration. In
honor of Charles L. Taylor. of Pittsburgh,
an alumnus and trustee Of the University,
who donated a large modern gymnasium
swimming pool and field house, exercises
were held at the University today. Ad
dresses were made by representatives of
the student body, the Alumni, the
Faculty, and the Board of Trustees.
High praise was accorded Mr.. Taylor,
whose gift enables the University to
carry out it's broad program for the ply
sical welfare of the student body. At
Lehigh, upon joint students and faculty
action, every student is required to take
regular gymnasium or out-of-door exer-
else, for which one unit credit is given
toward graduation. This system affects
the entire student body and not a few
athletics alone.
The athletic plant at Lehigh includes
besides the gymnasium, swimming pool
and field house, concrete stadium, Just
completed for varsity teams, and prac-
tice field for other students on which
there is a quarter mile running track
with 200 yards straightaway. The cost
OF erection is more than 100000.
THE TAYLOR GYMNASIUM.
The new Taylor Gymnasium is a struc-
ture of white limestone brick, 222 feet
long, 90 feet wide and three stories high.
In the north half of the building are the
game room and the gymnasium proper
The south half contains locker apart
ments. trophy and other rooms, and at
ba
Basketball and wrestling matches are
held in the game room. which is 90 feet
long and 20 feet wide and has a seating
capacity of 1900 spectators. Glass eXer- |
cises and drills are held on the gym |
nasium floor above, a room 90 feet by 70 |
feet. There is an esplanade or out-of- |
doors exercise roof at the north end.
The swimming pool in the south sec
tton is much larger than regulation size |
and is absolutely up-to-date in equipment |
and sanitary provisions. Fiterins goes |
on every day of the week and the pool
is emptied and cleaned every Sunday A
new ruling requires that each freshman
at Lehigh must learn to swim
The field house, donated by Mr. TAYLOR
last spring as supplementary gift to
the gymnasium, is two stories high. &c
feet long and SO feet wide 1t connects
with the gymnasium and stadium by a
subway leading under the southwest
stands to the field.
Dressing rooms for visiting and home
varsity teams, shower baths, physicians
and trainers rooms are included in the
layout of the two floors. The field house
mas every up-to-date equipment
The stadium on Taylor Field is of oval
lorm' with l3 sections of concrete stands.
Certain of these sections were donated
by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Ie-
high Club the Pittsburgh Lehigh Club.
the Philadelphia Lehigh Club, the Lehigh
Club OF Greater New York, and others
by Charles NJ. Schwab. Warren A. Wilbur
ana Eugene G.. Grace. Of the University
Board of Trustees
Mr. Taylor, donor of the gymnasium and
le!d mouse, is former partner of Mr.
carnegie and is chairman of the Car
aesle Relief Fund, president of the Car
'egle Hero Fund Commission and a trus-
zee OF Mr.. Carnegie's estate
he was graduated from Lehigh In 1s7s
Is an engineer of mines. During his ac. .
i've business life Mr.. Taylor was suc-
.essiVely superintendent of the Pittsburgh !
sessemer Steel Company, SUPERINTENDENT .
u the Homestead Steel Works, general !
manager of the Hartman Steel Compsnv :
ecretary OF Carnegie, Phipps & Co, and i
,sslstant to the president of the Carnegie 9
'teet company, Limited, with general su- ,
er'islon over the operation of all works :