Bethanian, 1919 . BENJAMIN W. IRVIN <\ <\ b V 37/, 7*^ uv^^icL ^j. THE IRVIN GYMNASIUM The Irvin Gymnasium AFTER two years of waiting and expectation, the IrvinGymnasium is completed. The building was begun in thefall of 1916 but duo to difficulties of obtaining buildingmaterials and labor, and the failure of the contractor, its com-pletion has been very much delayed. The building is the gift of the Irvin Family of Big Run, Pa.,and is one of the finest gifts the college has received in recentyears. It is situated on the brow of the hill behind the collegebuilding, on practically the same
Bethanian, 1919 . BENJAMIN W. IRVIN <\ <\ b V 37/, 7*^ uv^^icL ^j. THE IRVIN GYMNASIUM The Irvin Gymnasium AFTER two years of waiting and expectation, the IrvinGymnasium is completed. The building was begun in thefall of 1916 but duo to difficulties of obtaining buildingmaterials and labor, and the failure of the contractor, its com-pletion has been very much delayed. The building is the gift of the Irvin Family of Big Run, Pa.,and is one of the finest gifts the college has received in recentyears. It is situated on the brow of the hill behind the collegebuilding, on practically the same site as the old gymnasium whichwas destroyed by fire in the Spring of 1915. The new gym is Gothic in architecture, as are practicallyall of Bethanys buildings and is finished on the inside in EnglishMission style. The main floor is admirably suited to basketballand tennis, and is surrounded by an indoor track. The basementcontains the swimming pool, 25 by 60 feet in dimensions, of whitetile, without doubt the finest in the state. Under the pool is theboiler which hea
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