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

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copied painstakingly, even to the detail of the wroLight ' iron bars on the windows, the Tudor design of the older portion of the house. So perfect was the imitation that it won an archi- tectural award. While the addition was being made to the Faculty House, Father Bunn and the Rev. Law- rence C. Gorman, S.J., then Dean of Studies, determined to install a swimming pool in the basement of the gymnasium. Since the comple- tion oi the gymnasium in 1925, there had been sporadic attempts to complete the construction of a swimming pool but with no success. For almost fifteen years, a gaping hole in the earth marked the site of the present-day swimming pool and recreation room. In 19.40, the pool was constructed by Mr. John T. Malone under Father Gorman’s supervision. The pool is constructed ot huft tile and has a hyper-chlorinated filtration system, the safest yet devised. The war stopped any further expansion of campus facilities. In order to satisfy the needs of the large student body, a complete new cafeteria system was installed last Fall. Just completed are three temporary one-story buildings which will serve as classrooms and additional offices. These are former Navy administration buildings and were obtained through the Meade Act. They are placed between the Faculty House and the present Garrett estate. Swimming Pool 25

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Our J ady d CItapel o Cveryreen Ihe next permanent addition to the campus will be “Our Lady’s Chapel of Evergreen,’’ a memorial to the Loyola alumni who fought in the second World War and to those who gave their lives. Ground will be broken before the beginning of the school year next Fall. In the early war years, Father Bunn had planned a war memorial in the form of a classroom or administration building. As the war progressed and the list of Loyola dead grew longer, he realized the need and especial appropriateness of a permanent memorial chapel. He asked Mr. Gaudreau in the Summer of 1945 to design a college chapel in the collegiate Gothic style. The first formal announcement of the proposed memorial was made in the brochure “Lest We Forget,’’ issued in February, 1946. This brochure included a complete alumni honor roll and the architect’s sketch of the new chapel. A campaign tor funds began on the last day of the Novena of Grace, March 12, among the alumni and friends of the college. The total amount to be raised was $400,000 and Father Bunn agreed to secure $150,000 himself by personal solicitation. The alumni agreed to raise $250,000. Isaac S. George, ’01, was named general alumni chair- man. Constant meetings were held among the various leaders in the Alumni Association. By the close of November, 1946, Mr. George reported that the alumni had raised $100,000 and Father Bunn an- nounced that he had raised an identical amount. Mr. Charles M. Cohn, ’97, chairman ol the Lay Council of the college, died suddenly on December 6 and left $100,000 in his will to the college. This raised the amount ol the funds obtained to $100,- 000 short of the goal. Since December, a steady flow of contributions has been steadily reducing this deficit. The Chapel and Auditorium will be placed to the west of the Science Building. However, the Chapel will not he placed on a direct line with the Science Building but slightly to the north so that the front of the Chapel may be seen from almost any portion of the campus. As may be seen in the floor plan {hcloiv), the entire building will meas- ure 150 feet long and 85 feet wide. The Chapel will seat 750 people. Two war shrines will be placed within the Chapel. To the left of the main entrance, a special war shrine will honor the alumni who gave their lives in the war. To the right ol the main entrance, the Oratory ol: Our Lady of Montserrat will be placed. This oratory commemorates the apparition of the Blessed Virgin to Saint Ignatius Loyola in a cave at Montserrat, Spain. The complete list of service alumni will he placed here. The Chapel floor will be the main floor ol the new building. Underneath it, and partially sunk into the earth, will be the Auditorium. This seats 600 people and has a stage equipped for the most elaborate dramatic productions. To alleviate the need lor classroom space, partitions may be placed temporarily across the auditorium floor. 27