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The New Gymnasium.

The new Gymnasium to be completed September 1, 1923, is situated
between the athletic field and the university golf links, and offers facilities
unsurpassed in any American university. The main exercise room is 180 by

96 feet, with a ten-foot running track gallery of twelve laps to the mile.
There is also an auxiliary gymnasium 30 by 70 feet. The swimming pool is
30 by 75 feet, with a gallery for spectators. A general locker room provides
for 1700 full-length steel lockers, with two shower rooms. There are also
spacious locker rooms and baths for home and visiting teams, as well as
special rooms for boxing, fencing, and wrestling, and three hand-ball courts.
The administration wing includes offices for the staff, examination rooms and a
large lecture room.

For the course in Physical Training with credit value for degrees, see
page 145.