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30-464: Prior to the construction of the Old Gym, students exercised and engaged in athletics under the grandstands at College Field . The exterior is Cleveland sandstone. In the early years, the interior space was used for basketball and as an auditorium. The basement once held a bowling alley and a swimming pool. Following renovations in 1927, where the interior was re-faced with brick and the swimming pool

60-399: A dissertation "Differential Invariants of Inversive Geometry" for his doctoral degree. Patterson returned to Washington & Jefferson College as a member of the faculty from 1926 to 1927 before taking a mathematics professorship at Hamilton College . Continuing to collaborate with Morley, they co-wrote a paper on algebraic inversive invariants in 1930. In 1943, Patterson became the chair of

90-515: A new W&J College logo at the 50-yard line. [REDACTED] Media related to Cameron Stadium at Wikimedia Commons Boyd Crumrine Patterson Boyd Crumrine Patterson was an American mathematician and the ninth president of Washington & Jefferson College . Patterson was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania , on April 23, 1902, and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1923, completing his studies in three years. He

120-486: A weight rack, and 5 squat racks. The facility also has various resistance machines. The Old Gym also has a three-lane indoor track suspended above the main floor. According to campus folklore, the (now filled-in) swimming pool in the basement was first constructed by students who simply dug a hole in the basement to create a "mud hole," which was then cemented. Plans for the Old Gym were spearheaded by President James D. Moffat , who solicited funds from alumni and friends of

150-472: Is an outdoor football stadium adjacent to the campus of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania . Located one mile from campus. It is the host of W&J's home football games, men's and women's soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey, and intramural activities. The main playing surface is Matrix turf, installed by Hellas Construction in 2009. The eight-lane, all-weather track

180-460: The Board of Trustees developed a plan to build a new gymnasium facility "squares from the campus" and to convert the Old Gym into a memorial hall in honor of President Moffat. Whole the Old Gym was renovated, the re-purposing plans did not come to fruition. In the fall of 1927, the interior of the gym was gutted and reinforced with face-brick and the gym floor was reconstructed. The steel rods supporting

210-493: The Old Gym available to the Army Administration School that had taken up residence on campus and the gym was used by hundreds of soldiers to receive their "training in classifications." The gym was also used for Saturday evening dances during the war years. Enrollment rapidly doubled to 1,100 following the war, and students were forced to sleep in the gym. Even though enrollment had leveled off to around 800,

240-560: The Old Gym was used for student activities and maintenance. In 2002, the Old Gym was renovated to make room for the Swanson Wellness Center. The Old Gym is home to the Swanson Wellness Center, a modern exercise facility serving the entire College community. The main floor area has a variety of cardiovascular training equipment, including ten treadmills, five exercise bikes, and five elliptical running machines. The strength-training equipment consists of free weight machines,

270-528: The center of campus, the U. Grant Miller Library , the Student Center, the Commons, and two new dormitories. The athletic fields also were improved. In 1952, the college's two war surplus barracks, Washington Hall and Jefferson Hall, were dismantled. During his presidency, the college's endowment expanded from $ 2.3 million to nearly $ 11 million. On December 12, 1969, the Board of Trustees authorized

300-585: The college completed the Washington & Jefferson Athletic Hall of Fame, contained in the Eaton/Gentile Hall of Fame Room at Towler Hall. In 2001, the stadium was renamed Cameron Stadium. Three years later, the locker room and training facilities located under the bleachers were renovated and the track was resurfaced and repainted. In 2008, the playing surface was replaced with RealGrass artificial turf , including multi-colored end zones and

330-558: The college erected an oil well on the grounds. Students exercised in a makeshift facility under the grandstand in the years before the Old Gym was constructed in 1893. In 1920, the field was renamed College Field. The college's 1968 campus master plan called for the construction of a new football stadium on Wade Avenue, which would have been within the East Washington Historic District . In 1990,

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360-429: The college's expanded physical education facilities and an increased emphasis on systematic physical exercise. During the summer of 1915, the gym was reconditioned with the addition of a new water heating system and a miniature post office, allowing students to store individual exercise direction cards. The woodwork was cleaned and twice varnished. By 1926, the Old Gym was deemed too cramped for its athletic purposes and

390-610: The college's overall athletic facilities were considered poor, worse than most high schools at that time. By the early 1960s, President Boyd Crumrine Patterson recognized that the Old Gym, even if modernized, could no longer satisfy the College's athletic needs and commenced plans to build the Henry Memorial Center , which was completed in 1970. The Old Gym saw its last on June 7, 1969 and the Henry Center became

420-408: The college's past. Athletic training rooms are located under the home bleachers . The training rooms are equipped with electric stimulation machines, ultrasound unit, a paraffin wax machine, and a large whirlpool . In 1885, the college purchased the old Washington Fairgrounds, an 8-acre field in the south side of town, for athletic purposes. In order to finance the purchase of the property

450-489: The college. Construction ran through 1892 before being completed in 1893 with a final cost of $ 40,000. The church-like exterior is made of Cleveland sandstone from the Amherst quarry near Cleveland, Ohio . Cement and hard pine were also used. The finished building measures 110 feet (34 m) by 65 feet (20 m) and 2 stories high. Prior to the construction of the Old Gym, students exercised and engaged in athletics under

480-462: The first intercollegiate swimming team. In 1928, the Red & Black declared the reconstructed gymnasium "one of the best in the district." By 1938, the building was again deemed too outdated to host major athletic events and intercollegiate basketball games were moved to Washington High School. However, the gym was still used by fraternities for intramural athletics. During World War II, the college made

510-407: The gallery and running track were replaced and reinforced with large iron girders. Wooden-framed windows were replaced with non-transparent steel-framed windows. The stairs leading to the gallery were shifted to the north entrance and rebuilt. The ventilating system was also replaced. The basement swimming pool was replaced by a regulation size (60 x 20 foot) pool adorned with "fancy tile," allowing for

540-548: The gallery was renovated and a new sound system and improved ventilation system was installed. The new fitness center was named the Swanson Wellness Center, named for John and Janet Swanson . A 2004 restoration grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development was used to replace windows in the Old Gym with energy efficient ones that matched the original design. [REDACTED] Media related to Old Gym at Wikimedia Commons Cameron Stadium Cameron Stadium

570-446: The grandstands at College Field . The interior was finished with marble partitions, a concrete floor, nickeled pipe, and hard wood. The water fixtures contained both hot and cold water, the interior was heated with steam and lighted by gas and electric lights. The main floor athletic space, normally used for basketball, could be turned into an auditorium seating 1,700 for commencement and other occasions. A gallery for athletic spectators

600-431: The installation of a new scoreboard. The next year, the college completed phase two of the renovation in 2000 saw the construction of expanded locker rooms, a new women's locker room, luxury suites, two new concession stands, three new ticket booths, and additional seating for 1,000 spectators. A state-of-the-art press box was constructed, along with hardware necessary for television and radio broadcasts. That same year,

630-416: The location of all large indoor events. The Old Gym became the temporary home to the maintenance department, with its long-term fate undecided. Various proposals were floated, including converting the building into a student activities facility with a coffee house, offices for student clubs, a student dark room, and a stage. The building was placed under the control of student government, who allocated space for

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660-473: The locker facilities received $ 500,000 worth of renovations and improvements. In 1999, the stadium was renovated and expanded through a $ 2.5 million donation from the Cameron family, best known as the owners of Cameron Coca-Cola . The renovations included the installation of a new FieldTurf playing surface, the construction of an eight-lane outdoor track, the construction of improved visitor bleachers , and

690-565: The mathematics department at Hamilton. In 1950, he returned to W&J to assume its presidency. In that position, he oversaw curriculum revisions, updated admissions standards, and generally enhanced Washington and Jefferson's reputation. All told, 17 buildings were constructed during Patterson's tenure, including the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity House, the Wilbur F. Henry Memorial Physical Education Center , ten Greek housing units in

720-498: The office space was reallocated among the student organizations, including the radio station, the yearbook, the newspaper offices, Student Government, and the Greek Council. In 2002, the interior of the Old Gym was gutted and renovated into a modern campus wellness center, featuring strength-training machines, free weights, and cardiovascular equipment, including elliptical trainers and recumbent bicycles . The running track in

750-403: The proposed dark room and a book store run by Alpha Phi Omega . In 1971, a plan was submitted by Thomas Struthers, a designer from Pittsburgh, to turn the building into a theater-auditorium at a cost of over $ 20,000. In September, the student government organization voted to remove their support and funding for the plan and it died. Over the next several years, the swimming pool was filled in and

780-554: The rest of the basement was renovated and re-purposed as office space. In 1984, the basement became the headquarters for the offices and student classrooms for the U.S. Army detachment of the ROTC. Additionally, the basement became the headquarters for the College radio station WJCR-FM and the Student Government headquarters. The main floor was still used for dances and other student activities. The ROTC left campus in 1991 and

810-609: Was a member of the well-known Crumrine family of Washington County and a third-generation W&J graduate. His father, John P. Patterson, was a member of W&J's class of 1885; his grandfather, Boyd Crumrine, a noted local historian, was in Jefferson College's class of 1860. He was also a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. For graduate study, Boyd went to Johns Hopkins University where he studied inversive geometry with Frank Morley . In 1926, he wrote

840-419: Was expanded, the building was supposed to have been turned into a memorial hall for President James D. Moffat , but those plans never materialized. By 1938, the building was unable to host any intercollegiate athletic events, and during World War II, it was used as the Army Administration School. After the construction of the Henry Memorial Center , the building no longer housed any athletic events. Instead,

870-575: Was resurfaced in 2003. The stadium is home to the Towler Hall, located next to the field house, which is the home to the W&;J Athletic Hall of Fame. Plaques featuring the names of each individual that has been inducted into the Hall of Fame hang on the wall. Towler Hall also has a large banquet room with capacity for 135–150 people. The adjacent Eaton/Gentile Room contains athletic memorability from

900-486: Was suspended from the roof timbers and contained seating for additional spectators, leaving the main floor unobstructed. The gallery doubled as a 1/20th mi running track. The basement facilities included a bowling alley, space for base-ball throwing, shot and hammer putting, and a 25x16x6 ft swimming pool. In addition to these athletic spaces, the basement had a locker room and a bath and shower facilities. The college experienced an increase in enrollment, partially attributed to

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