Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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[ T wenty-tzvo dressing rooms and showers. A great deal of thought has been put into the treatment of the decorative tile of the pool itself, resulting in a most attractive color scheme. “The first floor is devoted to general gymnastic activities, basketball and tennis, with rooms for the simpler pastimes of golf-practice, pool and ping-pong. A comfortable lounge with open fireplace and adjoining kitchenette is provided for the students. A balcony overlooking the ninety- by sixty-foot gymnasium is reached by means of stairs at each end of this floor. Access to the flat tile roof above the end wings of the building has been provided at each end of the gymnasium balcony; from here a splendid panorama of the campus is visible as well as of the river close by. The roof of the main building is of slate with copper finials at the four corners.”

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[ Twenty-one J THE NEW GYMNASIUM HE twenty-second of January, 1930, was the date of the definite inauguration of “New Manhattanville,” in the ceremony of breaking ground for the gymnasium, now nearing completion. As it is situated directly opposite the Assembly Hall, we have been able to watch its steady progress from the blueprint abstraction of last year, through the concrete foundation and orange framework stage of the winter to the present triumph of shining roof and graceful windows. While the ominous thud of blasting, the shriek of drills and clatter of rivets were exterior causes of excitement, within the college one of the chief topics of conversation was each new detail, as it came to our attention. We are indebted to the Benziger family for all our future oppor¬ tunities of “ludens coram Domino” as the motto over one door expresses it. Whether we are playing basketball, swimming in the pool or warming ourselves by the open fire, we shall always be more than grateful to the donors of our “New Gym.” Perhaps the following descriptive statement of Maginnis and Walsh, the noted architects, who designed the building, will give more concise reasons for our gratitude, and a detailed picture of our fondest hopes fulfilled. “The style of the building may be termed a free rendering of Lombard architecture. The arcaded windows afford a pleasing note in the otherwise plain brick wall surface, while the large windows of the southeast and northwest e levations adequately express the interior layout of the main gymnasium floor. The arcaded loggia strikes the only formal note. “The peculiar configuration of the terrain allows the placing of the large windows which afford adequate light for the swimming pool. Another advantage accruing from this difference in levels was fully taken by the architects, to provide a direct access to the lower floor under the arcaded loggia. This entrance leads to the corridor connecting the dressing room of the visiting teams and the room of the director of athletic activities. This corridor also leads to the bowling-alley and locker room and to the small gallery overlooking the swimming pool. At the other end are the

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[ Twenty-three} k t 1 111 ik COLLEGE SONG On the heights so proudly standing, Strong against the blue, High her tower gleams commanding. Loyal hearts, be true. For Manhattanville sing loudly, Swell the mighty song Till the echoes ring out proudly, All the ages long! Lauretta Bremner, ’29.