St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

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 I V ; HISTORICAL ?bOc bUc±:y THE GYMNASIUM The need of a gymnasium adequate for the needs of the students had long been felt at the college. The faculty had long realized this need, and accordingly in the fall of 1909 work was commenced on the new building and it was completed before the commencement of 1910. The site chosen is at the northern extremity of the college quadrangle, convenient to both divisions. The opening of the school year of 1910-11 found the Gym ready for use. It is a large rectangular building of simple design built of native limestone. It has a clear floor space of 150x75 ft. and is equipped with all the facilities necessary to indoor sports. It serves not only as a gymilasium, but also contains a large stage and is used as’the college auditorium, replacing the former college hall in the Junior building, which was converted into a dormitory. In 1909 and again in 1911 the heavily taxed facilities of the power plant were augmented by the enlarging of the entire heating and lighting system at a total cost of $25,000.00. On Monday, Nov. 13, 1911, Rt. Rev. Bishop Ward, D.D., of Leavenworth, assisted by the faculty and students, dedicated the completed structure of Loyola Hall. A cold storage plant was completed in April of 1913. The addition of this plant makes St. Mary’s one of the most complete boarding schools in the country in the matter of equipment, possessing as it docs its own electric plant, power plant, water system, steam laundry, canning factory, complete slaughter house, an extensive farm, truck-gardens, and green houses, a sanitary creamery, and ice plant. It might l)e well to note here that St. Mary’s is in possession of one of the finest herds of pure bred Holsteins in the state; and the cow barns, two imposing structures of .considerable dimensions, are models of their kind. The latest of these two, buddings was-erected in May, 1912, at a cost of $15,000.00. OUTDOOR GYM BUILT IN 1885 22 DIAL AN MUAL One Hundred Ninety

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 S2S HISTORICAL FACULTY 1883-1884 and their friends by finding three hundred subscribers of one hundred dollars or more. Accordingly the movement was got under way and on Dec. 9, 1907, the corner stone of the Immaculata was blessed. LOYOLA HALL The ever increasing demands for expansion became so insistent by 1907 that it was finally decided by Rev. Aloysius A. Breen, S. J., Rector at that time, that a new building must be added to the college. A site was chosen on observatory hill, a hundred yards east of the Immaculata, for a dormitory building four stories high to contain one hundred rooms for the students of the higher classes. The cornerstone of ‘‘Loyola Hall” was laid May 1, 1907, and the edifice was completed and ready by October 7 of the same year. It contains, in addition to the private rooms, a bathroom and a recreation room on each floor, a billiard hall and a trunk room in the basement. The annex to Loyola hall erected three years later contains sixty additional rooms. Situated as it is on the crest of the hill, an abundance of light is insured its occupants and they are afforded in addition a commanding view of the broad prairies of the pleasant Kaw valley. An addition was built to the Senior refectory and the power plant was enlarged. By November, 1908, the Immaculata was completed and on May 23, 1909, the impressive ceremonies of dedication took place. The event took place during the triennial meeting of the Alumni. This building, a notable example of the Gothic architecture, stands at the foot of the hill between the Hall and the Junior building. The adornments of the interior include: a beautiful marble altar, the gift of the Corrigan family; an artistic set of sculptured stations of the cross given by the Walsh family, and a number of beautiful stained glass windows, which were given by the Sodalities, the Alumni Association and various former students. The Grotto was built in the same year. Still another event occurred during 1909 which is worthy of note. The First Laymen’s Retreat was held in July. This began on the 24th and was attended by thirty-four Catholic laymen. This work has continued each year since then and the attendance has gained by leaps and bounds. LEAGUE OF THE SACRED HEART, 1884 Father Nogues, Chaplain hh 37 DIAL ANAIUAL One Hundred Eighty-Nine

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 ACOLYTHICAL SOCIETY, 1887-1888 COLLEGE BAND, 1901 THE BAND IN THE SEVENTIES DIAL ANNUAL One Hundred ffinety-Ont