Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1914 — LAST OF COLLEGE GYM BEING TORN DOWN [ARTICLE]

LAST OF COLLEGE GYM BEING TORN DOWN

Debris Will Be Removed and New Structure Will Be Started—--7 Architect Was Here. The tearing down of the college gymnasium which was .wrecked by fire some six weeks ago has gone on lor three or four weeks and it Ser came necessary to use some dynamite this Saturday morning to complete the razing of the structure. The debris will be removed now, which will take' considerable time and then will start the rebuilding plans. The architect for the new structure was here earlier in the (week and it is understood the building plans, have been practically agreed upon. The entire building will not be erected this year, owing to the fact that the money required is niot forthcoming, Father Wagner, Who is looking after the rebuilding plans, made a trip to the headquarters of the society in Oarthagenia, Ohio, some ten days ago, and itTwas decided that not to exceed $65,000 could be appropriated for the building this year. It is estimated that the building which is needed will cost in excess of SIOO,OOO. It will be necessary, therefore, to build it only in part this year. - The loss of the gymnasium has been keenly felt at the college, and the students have had no place for recreation during the cool spring days and during the rainy weather.' The need of a gymnasium is more deeply impressed upon the faculty than ever before and every energy will be put forth to have the new building ready for use by the time the cold weather sets in next fall. I ~ The Republican understands that the proposed new structure is to be 70 feet in width by 200 feet long and ds to be four stories high, that is, the loops at the side are to be. four stories, but the gymnasium floors are to occupy the center, one above the other and to take the entire height to accommodate them. The swimming pool will not be built thus year, but the gymis and the music room will be complete. ./1.;.'..,;.... Contractor Frank Medland and foree from Logansport are tearing the old structure down. Mr. Med» land was the contractor for the remodeling of the old building and had the work almost completed when the fire destroyed the building.