Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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FIELU IIII I N E Certoinly one of the most popular buildings on the campus from the student's viewpoint is the field house. It recreational opportunities are many and varied. Every type of event from Shakespeare to the annual swim- ming meet can be staged within. Its versatility is well utilized during the school year for every student at one time or another has occasion to watch the inter-collegiate basketball games, or perhaps to participate himself in the intra-mural program.

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O’Dwyer Holl. formerly o privote residence, is locoted olong the Lon- coster Pike. The building ond the lot odjoining the compus were ocquired by the College in 1941. As is the cose of oil other residence holls on the compus. oil of the ovoiloblo spoce which will permit comfortoble occomoda- tions for the occuponts is being utilized. Unlike the lorger holls. o smoller ond more intimote group ollows for o more congeniol otmosohere. A porlor provides o meeting room ond o ploce for limited recreotion during free hours. SIMPSON HALL Snug omid trees neor the bottom of the rood leading from Mendel Holl to Loncoster Pike. Simpson Holl still retains the atmosphere of o private home. Donoted to the school by Mr. William Simpson, a long-time friend of Villonovo. its much sought after rooms provide comfortable lodg- ings for approximately forty students. Although o swollen post-war enroll- ment has required that its seminor rooms be converted to living quorters. it still boosts of o small parlor with o piano oround which its residents gather to delight in the comoraderie of on occasional song-fest. 27

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STADIUM One of the facilities provided far othletic events is Goodreou Stodium v hich is found adjacent to the field house ot the eastern end of the campus. The stodium is named in honor of Leo Goodreou who was fotoly injured in varsity practice in 1928. While seldom the site of varsity football contests, it does serve as the home field for the 150 pound team and os the practice field for the varsity. It is arranged to provide far trock ond field events, and with the baseball diamond close-by is a most popular gathering spot during the spring ond summer months. 29