William Orr Gymnasium Dedication Address, 1912

Item Information

Title:
William Orr Gymnasium Dedication Address, 1912
Description:
A typed copy of the Presentation of the Keys address given by the Deputy Commissioner of Education, William Orr, during the dedicatory exercises of the YMCA Training School's new gymnasium, West Gymnasium. The address provides a breakdown of the cost of the building, indicating that $22,000 still needs to be paid on it and also highlights many of the features of the new structure. Orr also mentions other improvements and additions to be made to the building over time, including a swimming pool. Lastly, Orr speaks of the importance of the building to the future of the college. Judd Gymnasia was the first building erected on the new land purchased for the YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, along Massasoit Lake in Springfield, Massachusetts. Morrissey and Shea’s Corporation completed construction on the building in September of 1894 and it was formally opened on October 26, 1894. In 1910, trustees authorized the addition of a second gymnasium and swimming pool. The new gymnasium, completed in February of 1912, was designed by architect Edward Lippincott Tilton and known as West Gymnasium. Through the years it has undergone several name changes. The gymnasium was known as west gymnasium until 1953, when the trustees voted that it be named “The Judd Gymnasium”. In 1998 the Gymnasium was renamed the Ruth Evans Gymnasium and in 2010, the Gymnasium received its current name as the Student Union West.
Creator:
Orr, William
Date:
February 1912
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Judd Gymnasia
Springfield College
Springfield College--Buildings
West Gymnasium
Orr, William, 1860-1939
Springfield (Mass.)
Gymnasiums
Dedications
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
3 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/9321
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Publisher:
Orr, William
Language:
English
Identifier:
rg127-01-01-04-006
judd-west-orr-speech
rg127-01-04-006