Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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M emona Stadi mm Memorial Stadium is dedicated to the memory of the five score students of the University who gave their lives in World War II. Dedication of the University Memorial Stadium on October 14, 1950, brought to a climax a drive for funds which began in 1947 by a committee of alumni, students, faculty and townspeople. In two years the committee raised approxi- mately $60,000 with the hope that the first section of permanent seats would eventually be part of a horseshoe stadium. At ceremonies prior to and during the game with Marietta College, the stadium became an official part of the Uni versity. Participating in the dedication ceremonies were the University R. O. T. C. and the University band. The dedication prayer was offered by the Rev. Charles V. Ireland. Speakers during the half-time program included Dean Raymond E. Manchester, chairman of the dedication program; Melvern W. Randels, president of the alumni associa- tion; Martin L. Davey, Jr., general chairman of the Memorial Stadium committee, and President Ceorge A. Bowman. The new stadium provides accommodations for 5,600 persons. Topping the structure is a press box, which will accommodate 22 members of the press, and three booths for radio and television. Space below the stadium seats is available for concession stands, public rest rooms and a storage room. Construction on the new stadium was begun in the spring of 1950. Memorial Stadium just prior to the forma] dedication.

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Physical Education Building Pride of male University students is the new Men ' s Physical Education huilding, rated as one of the finest in the entire country. First occupied October 1, and dedicated Decem- ber 2, 1950, the gym was built at a cost of approxi- mately $1,330,000. The east side of the building houses varsity athletics while the physical education activities are carried on largely on the west side. Some 10,000 persons can be accommodated com- fortably in the main gym, which provides a regula- tion basketball floor and three cross courts. The floor is lined for tennis, volleyball and badminton, with fittings for gymnastic equipment. A six-lane Olympic size swi mming pool is sep- arated from the gym by electrically-operated alu- minum doors. For swimming meets, the doors are opened, and sections of rollaway seats are moved near the pool to provide seats for 1,000 spectators. Four large lobbies, each with ticket offices, rest rooms and telephone booths; offices for varsity athletics and an equipment room are on the main floor along with lecture rooms, physical education offices, a receiving room, an intramural room, a dressing room for instructors, two shower rooms, and an office next to the pool. On the second floor are the locker and shower rooms for KSLI varsity squads and visiting teams, a training room and office, coaches dressing room, three handball courts, four shower rooms, a cor- rective gym, lockers for physical education classes and storage rooms. A special feature along the corridors is the Kent State University Athletic Hall of Fame where Golden Flash men from the past to the present are pictured. Upper: The basketball court. Lower left: A view of the swimming pool. Lower right: Trainer Doc Keefe works on George Fulton as Jim Cuppy looks on. 29 '