amp ed ▁for ▁its ▁athlet ic ▁purposes ▁and ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁developed ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁g ymnasium ▁facility ▁" squ ares ▁from ▁the ▁campus " ▁and ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁Old ▁G ym ▁into ▁a ▁mem orial ▁hall ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁President ▁M off at . ▁Wh ole ▁the ▁Old ▁G ym ▁was ▁renov ated , ▁the ▁re - pur pos ing ▁plans ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁g ym ▁was ▁g utt ed ▁and ▁rein for ced ▁with ▁face - br ick ▁and ▁the ▁g ym ▁floor ▁was ▁re construct ed . ▁The ▁steel ▁ro ds ▁supporting ▁the ▁gallery ▁and ▁running ▁track ▁were ▁replaced ▁and ▁rein for ced ▁with ▁large ▁iron ▁g ird ers . ▁Wood en - fr amed ▁windows ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁non - trans parent ▁steel - fr amed ▁windows . ▁The ▁st airs ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁gallery ▁were ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁entrance ▁and ▁re built . ▁The ▁vent il ating ▁system ▁was ▁also ▁replaced . ▁The ▁bas ement ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁reg ulation ▁size ▁( 6 0 ▁x ▁ 2 0 ▁foot ) ▁pool ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁" f ancy ▁tile ," ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁inter col leg iate ▁sw imming ▁team . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁Red ▁& ▁Black ▁declared ▁the ▁re construct ed ▁g ymnasium ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁district