▁ha zing ▁was ▁abol ished , ▁and ▁student ▁orientation ▁and ▁social izing ▁rules ▁were ▁more ▁formally ▁established . ▁ ▁As ▁president , ▁Gray ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁the ▁college ' s ▁end ow ment ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁B ates ▁debate ▁program . ▁He ▁helped ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁first ▁inter cont inental ▁debate : ▁B ates ▁deb ated ▁Oxford ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Gray ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁bringing ▁a ▁V - 1 2 ▁Navy ▁unit ▁to ▁train ▁officers ▁at ▁the ▁college . ▁ ▁Gray ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁B ates ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Gray ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁in ▁Lew ist on , ▁Maine , ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁B ates ▁College ▁hon ored ▁Gray ▁by ▁naming ▁their ▁main ▁athlet ic ▁g ymnasium ▁after ▁him . ▁The ▁Gray ▁Athlet ic ▁Building ▁( G ray ▁C age ) ▁at ▁B ates ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁basketball ▁games , ▁and ▁student ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁activities . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁B ates ▁College ▁Mir ror ▁( L ew ist on , ▁Maine : ▁B ates ▁College , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Cl if ton ▁D ag get t ▁Gray ▁records ▁at ▁Edmund ▁S . ▁Mus kie ▁Archives ▁& ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁Library , ▁B ates ▁College ▁ ▁Category :