Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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The Kate Key Jenkins Library Building, Begun June 11, 1928, and Completed Early in 1929 23

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The Alumni Gymnasium and the campaign continued throughout the year. The cornerstone was laid on June 9 of the follow- ing year. The gymnasium was originally planned as a structure with two main floors. On the first floor, a basketball court and ample floor space for other sports was planned. The second floor would have consisted in an indoor track and gallery suspended from the sides of the gym- nasium. The original plan also included lounges, billiard rooms and an alumni library adjoining the first and second floors. Provision was made for a swimming pool in the basement. Unexpected difficulties in construction pre- vented the full realization of this goal. The plans were altered to call for only one main floor to the gymnasium and the west side was constructed of brick so that an alumni wing may be added when additional funds are raised. This wing will give the gymnasium an “L” shape and will enable the alumni to observe games in progress on the athletic field. The gymnasium was com- pleted in the Spring of 1925 with the exception of the swimming pool and a room adjoining it, both of which were left uncompleted. Athletic facilities were further expanded in 1927, when the Rev. Thomas ]. Love, S.J., laid the four asphalt tennis courts opposite the south end of the Faculty Residence. The last major addition to the campus was made in 1929. Cramped facilities in the Science Building made it necessary chat another building house the growing collection of books and pro- vide additional classroom space. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Jenkins offered the funds necessary for the new building. Shortly after their offer, Mrs. Jenkins died and Mr. Jenkins asked chat the new building be named in her honor. Lucius R. White, Jr., who also designed the gymnasium and the Science Building, was archi- 22

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New Wing of the Faculty Residence, 1939 cect for the Kate Key Jenkins Library Building. Marvilla marble was again used in construction and limestone facings were added. The corner- stone was laid on June ii, 192S. By May of 1929, the building was complete and fully equip- ped. Archihishop Curley dedicated the new build- ing on June 10, 1929. This addition to the college provided nine lecture rooms, additional office space and a cafeteria. The entire third floor was devoted to the library. An appeal was made for more books and within a short time the number of volumes totalled 28,000. This has since increased to 36,000. The library can also be used for lectures to small groups and minor dramatic productions. During the next ten years, no addition was made to the campus. The student enrollment, however, increased steadily and more faculty members were required in residence. In 1939, The Very Rev. Edward B. Bunn, S.J., present Rector of the College, decided that a new wing would have to be added to the Faculty Residence. Mr. Lucien E. D. Gaudreau was commissioned as architect. In order not to mar the architectural beauty of the original mansion, he was required to duplicate exactly and in proportion the con- struction materials and the design used when the mansion was built. Mr. Gaudreau ordered the stone from Waymuth, Massachusetts, where the original supply of stone had been quarried, bde 24