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The shower room wes not closed and the steam from
the shower room in cold weather made the whole gymnasium quarters damp
and unhealthy, Therefore, we bricked in the wall, closing off the shower
room, and laid tile on the floor and sides of the shower. I am sure that
you can imagine what an wnhygienic condition we had there before we had Ss
the tile. The wet concrete would mould and a fungus growth would develop =
on the wall, which made it anything but inviting. ose

the toilets were just at the entrance of the door
as you went in, These were moved away and placed in locations that
ed conditions immensely, Fans were placed in the swimming pool to draw
the steam and moisture to the outside. E

Robinson Gymnasium is more quakiepublic than any build+
ing on the campus. The Oread High School boys use it several hours each
week. High school boys and other people not connected with the University
are not permitted here, yet wmless we exercise eternal vigilance this

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encourage our faculty to use it and provide available locker space. On
account of the long hours of use it is almost impossible to set up the
proper patrol necessary to inswre egainst theft.

You doubtless remember when several prominent Lawrence ;
boys were caught in the meshes of the law when they purloined a great number 4
of watches and money of students of the University who were takirg exercise. ;
We have put iron bars over all the windows, because this group would employ
& liaison system, one standing in the basement, the other at the head of the
stairs, and another one on the outside. When they found that the people
were absorbed in a game on the top floor of the gymnasium, the fellow at
the top flocr would give a signal to the fellow down below. He would walk
over to the locker room, pick up some of the garments there, and throw them
out the window to the fellow waiting outside. The fellow on the south end
of the building would rifle the pockets, then either threw the clothes back
or ieft them there. ; : |

a I enly mention this to show you, Chancellor Lindley, |
that unless we have permanent construction it 4s impossible to keep any

equipment from the hands of those who desire to appropriate this equipment
more than we even desire to keep it. You perhaps will recall thet where we
now have our basket system the Military Department had their enmumition,

guns and revolvers stored. One Christmas week some ten years back thieves
got into this room and stole a large number of revolvers, gums and ammunition. A

I have never been guilty of recamending any temporary
wooden construction, except the large handball courts outside, which you
very promptly and appropriatéy tacked on the neme of Mexican box oars. =
agree that the description is very appropriate, but so anxious was I to pre
play utilities for the students that I thought we might utilize the eo nent
we had on hand when it was impossible to set them up in concrete, These hand= —
ball courts, now ten years old, are in a bad state of decay, and I am workin
on plans with Mrs Fs Ae Russell to present figures replacing these with
crete construction.

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