{"id":162,"date":"2014-02-28T09:15:26","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T14:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfredarchives.wordpress.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2014-02-28T09:15:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T14:15:26","slug":"davis-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/alfredarchives\/2014\/02\/28\/davis-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDavis Gym, a long-time fixture on the Alfred University campus, will shortly be just a memory for thousands of alumni who have fond recollections of events, shows, athletic contests, etc. that took place within its walls. The photo above on the left shows the gym in the mid-1920s, shortly after it was built (without the front addition). The photo on the right is from the early 1960s. Below is a time table outlining important events in the building’s history:
\n1925\u2014Indoor cinder track with basketball court in center was erected
\n1926\u2014First public event held in gym Jan. 23, 1926 when Alfred U. defeated Rochester Mechanics 44-31, followed by a wrestling match between a couple of young men, and relay races on the cinder track. The name \u201cDavis Gym\u201d was given to carry out a suggestion made by NYS Senator Leonard W. Gibbs in 1915 when a fund was started by alumni to build a gym as a memorial to President Boothe C. Davis.
\n1928\u2014Two-story front installed; tan bark track installed, expanding initial cinder track into basement of the two-story structure; new basketball court installed; pole vault\/high jump is installed in north end
\n1929\u2014\u201cTrack and Field House\u201d dedicated Feb. 8, 1929. President Davis, in outlining the history of Alfred\u2019s athletic equipment during the dedication exercises, said \u201cThe Trustees have not sanctioned the use of the name \u2018Davis Track House\u2019 for this building. I personally have no objection to this building carrying my name. Indeed I would feel complimented to have it so named by the students and the Trustees. But there are members of the Board of Trustees who feel that some other type of college building which they hope to erect later will be a more appropriate memorial to the President\u2026It is officially the Track House.\u201d
\n1948\u2014Gymnasium rehabilitated: included installation of a new gym floor, new athletic track, and sound proofing
\n1956\u2014Second story built over the east wing that formerly housed heating equipment; providing ladies\u2019 restroom, coaches\u2019 offices, shower room for officials, storage rooms and wrestling room
\n1961\u2014Addition to North side rebuilt and enlarged during the summer
\n1978–Davis Gym renovated with new lighting, insulation in ceiling, windows removed, new exterior insulated wall added along with four emergency exits
\n2008–Plans had been made to construct the new ceramic art museum on the site of Davis Gym. After a resolution by the Student Senate asking that it not be torn down until an alternate space was constructed, the University trustees agree to hold off on tearing it down until such a space is created
\nSpring 2014 – New recreational center at McLane Center opens; Davis Gym demolished to make room for ceramic art museum
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