Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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 THE CLOSE FINISH OF THE RACE BETWEEN COACH CHARLES A. SILVIA AND ART LINKLETTER COMPLETED THE EXCITE- MENT OF THE DEDICATION OF THE ART LINKLETTER NATA- TORIUM. THE OLYMPIC SIZED POOL WHICH OFFICIALLY RE PLACED MCCURDY NATATORIUM (BUILT IN 1912). OCTOBER 21. 1967. FINANCED PARTIALLY BY $100.000 RAISED DURING WORK WEEK OF SPRING TERM 1965 AND A DONATION OF $150.000 BY ART LINKLETTER. THE POOL IS 55 METERS LONG. 44 FEET WIDE. WITH SIX SEVEN-FOOT LANES. HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 450.000 GALLONS OF WATER. THE POOL HAS A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF TWELVE FEET SIX INCHES AND A MINIMUM DEPTH OF FOUR FEET. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE TWO OBSERVATION WINDOWS. A SPECIAL SOUND SYSTEM. TWO ONE METER BOARDS. TWO THREE-METER BOARDS. AND A MOVABLE BULKHEAD. COACH RED SILVIA BELIEVES THAT THE NATATORIUM WAS BUILT WITH SOMETHING MORE THAN A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. CERTAINLY THE DREAM COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN REALIZED WITHOUTTHECONTRIBUTIONSOF DR. LINKLETTER. BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES. GOVERNMENT AID. AND WORK WEEK; BUT HARD WORK AND FAITH. THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING GENERATED BY SPRINGFIELD'S DEDICATION TO HELPING DEVELOP HUMAN POTENTIAL FOR THE GOOD OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY. MADE PEOPLE RESPOND AS THEY DID TO THIS CAUSE. A LITTLE GIRL FROM HOLYOKE RESPONDED TO THE CAUSE BY FIRST GIVING A DOLLAR AND THEN FULFILLING PLEDGES BY CONTRIBUTING MONEY EARNED. ALL BECAUSE IT WAS A SPRINGFIELD BOY WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO SWIM. AND BESIDES GIVING SWIMMING LESSONS. SPRINGFIELD 22