ic ▁space , ▁normally ▁used ▁for ▁basketball , ▁could ▁be ▁turned ▁into ▁an ▁aud itor ium ▁se ating ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁for ▁comm enc ement ▁and ▁other ▁occasions . ▁A ▁gallery ▁for ▁athlet ic ▁spect ators ▁was ▁susp ended ▁from ▁the ▁roof ▁tim bers ▁and ▁contained ▁se ating ▁for ▁additional ▁spect ators , ▁leaving ▁the ▁main ▁floor ▁un ob struct ed . ▁The ▁gallery ▁double d ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 / 2 0 th ▁mi ▁running ▁track . ▁The ▁bas ement ▁facilities ▁included ▁a ▁bow ling ▁al ley , ▁space ▁for ▁base - ball ▁throwing , ▁shot ▁and ▁ham mer ▁putting , ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 5 x 1 6 x 6 ▁ft ▁sw imming ▁pool . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁athlet ic ▁spaces , ▁the ▁bas ement ▁had ▁a ▁lo cker ▁room ▁and ▁a ▁bath ▁and ▁show er ▁facilities . ▁The ▁college ▁experienced ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁en roll ment , ▁partially ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁college ' s ▁expanded ▁physical ▁education ▁facilities ▁and ▁an ▁increased ▁emphas is ▁on ▁system atic ▁physical ▁exercise . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁g ym ▁was ▁re condition ed ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁water ▁he ating ▁system ▁and ▁a ▁mini ature ▁post ▁office , ▁allowing ▁students ▁to ▁store ▁individual ▁exercise ▁direction ▁cards . ▁The ▁wood work ▁was ▁clean ed ▁and ▁twice ▁var n ished . ▁ ▁Ren ov ation ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁the ▁Old ▁G ym ▁was ▁de emed ▁too ▁cr