Coed Gymnasium (from p. 9)

by the faculty, administration, and student body since it is the only large area on the campus where meetings can be held.

The gymnasium can be divided into two separate areas by closing the folding automatic electric partition. This folding door is an expensive item, costing $12,000, but it is essential when separate meetings and physical education classes are desired. This insulated door, manufactured by R. Wilcox Co. of Los Angeles, opens and closes automatically by a key.

To acquire more usable space in the gymnasium, folding or telescopic bleachers by Beatty were installed. Most of the bleachers are in units of 12 ft. or 16 ft. sections and it is possible for one man to operate these. For ease of seating college students and adults, we secured the 24 in. seat (measured from front to back). Bleachers, when closed, are fully encased and fold back within 41⁄2 ft. from the side wall, allowing greater utilization of floor space. All space under the bleachers is easily cleaned.

One problem encountered in many gymnasiums is the constant cleaning made necessary by careless students rubbing their shoes and dirty hands on the walls. We have taken care of this situation nicely by the use of a vinyl plastic wall covering called Kalistron. This attractive green covering is a durable, tough, washable material extending up the wall 10 ft. high.

To provide adequate insulation and proper acoustics, we added in the walls above the vinyl plastic large insulrock blocks 32 in. x 96 in. x 1 in. thick. This is a pressed wood product and exceedingly attractive. The side walls behind and above the bleachers are of brick.

The gymnasium ceiling, visible from the floor, is made of John Mansville's Super-felt Rockwool bats 3% in. thick. This material provides insulation and is fireproof.

FLOOR

The gymnasium floor is unique in that it is built up from a solid concrete subfloor. The playing floor has sufficient resiliency and spring for

basketball, dancing, and other physical education activities. Coaches of varsity sport teams have been highly pleased with the performance of the floor. In brief, I will outline the construction.

1. Concrete subfloor.

2. Application of a coal tar mastic. 3. Covering of a 15 lb. saturated felt. 4. Another heavy coat of coal tar mastic with another covering of 15 lb. felt at right angles to the other layer. (These two felt layers keep out moisture.)

5. Steel channel sleeper by Loxit system 12" O.C. secured to concrete with anchors.

6. 13/16" x 24" tongued boards #1 18" O.C. laid right angles to sleepers secured down by Loxit clips.

7. Another layer 13/16" x 24" D.F. squared-edge #1 boards at right angles to lower layer at 12" O.C. fastened with bd hard steel screw nails.

8. Subfloor tongue and groove layer D.F. 13/16" x 51⁄2" #1 boards laid diagonally secured by 8d blind nailing at 16" 0.C.

9. Tongue and Groove Northern Hard Maple strip flooring 25/32" x 24" running lengthwise to room, blind-nailed with 8d casing nails not exceeding 16" O.C.

10. The top floor sanded smooth, filled and stained and then coated with Lignafold. Lignafold is a penetrating product and it makes the surface tough and durable.

The floor has had approximately two years of heavy service and this use has buffed the original dull surface. We allowed dancing on this floor, and to date, we find few minor scratches and indentations. All in all, the floor has come up to expectations.

The gymnasium is equipped with 74 lights of 1000 watts each. They are controlled by both individual and master switches. Light sockets are anchored to the ceiling and in order to change globes it requires setting up a pipe scaffold for each change; this is bothersome and costly. For future plans, it is recommended that each light standard be equipped with drop cord.

Our building plans called for two fairly large storage areas on opposite ends of the gymnasium. With so many pieces of equipment used in coeducational classes, it is essential that adequate storage areas be provided. One storage area is 150 sq. ft. (30 ft. long x 5 ft. wide) and the other one is 320 sq. ft. (40 ft. long x 8 ft. wide). We are somewhat cramped for storage space right now. Our situation will be remedied next year when our new wing is complete

and gymnastic equipment is moved. All storage closets have double-hung doors which allow for easy removal of apparatus.

I will not mention again the particular pieces of equipment we installed in the gymnasium, as this was reported in detail in a recent issue of this JOURNAL.1

FOYER

The foyer to the gymnasium is spacious and attractive. The floor is made of 3 ft. square terrazzo blocks, the walls are ceramic tile squares with alternate blue and gold UC letters. The ceiling is interior plaster. The foyer and the extension of this area overlooking the swimming pool is in constant use by table tennis players (4 tables), and for special occasions, this area may be cleared for the serving of refreshments. One wall of the foyer contains a trophy and display case fully enclosed with glass. In addition, there are two large cork boards and a building directory. SWIMMING POOL

A great deal of thought was given to the plans on the swimming pool. The pool would be used to teach all phases of swimming, diving, lifesaving, water safety, synchronized swimming groups, water games for classes, and general recreation. In addition, the pool would be used for competitive swimming plus water polo.

A 100 ft. long x 60 ft. wide pool size was decided on as best to satisfy all purposes. At the shallow end, the depth is 3 ft. and under the one- and three-meter aluminum diving boards, it is 11 ft. The pool bottom is spoon shaped and, roughly, over half of the pool is under a 5 ft. depth, which provides sufficient space for swimming instruction. Water polo is played in the deep end across the 60 ft. width.

The weather in Riverside is relatively mild most of the year, which made it possible to build an outdoor pool. To accommodate sufficient sun bathers and to make feasible land drills for aquatic classes, a 16 ft. concrete deck around the pool was requested. This deck space provides sufficient room for installation of

1 Jack E. Hewitt, "Equipping New Installations," Nov. 1954, pp. 7-8.

portable bleachers for competitive events.

The pool is of reinforced concrete. Owing to insufficient funds, it was impossible to tile the pool on the sides and bottom. Tiling, if included in the original contract, was estimated at $15,000, and as a result, had to be omitted. We have painted and sandblasted our pool twice in three years time and now must do it again. The first two paint jobs were marble dust in liquid cement and with our disastrous experiences, it is not recommended. We will try a plastic paint which the company guarantees will last a minimum of three years, costing $2,500. The pool gutter is recessed and tiled. There is no pool coping, and decks slope away from edge for easy cleaning and drainage.

Our pool is the recirculating type, automatically steam-heated. Water is filtered through four pressure sand filters, with a complete turnover of water every eight hours. We have a small separate room for the automatic Wallace and Tiernan Chlorinator. A gas mask hangs outside the door. All pipes in the filter room are painted a different color, which makes for quick repair when difficulty arises. Two large storage areas off the pool are filled to capacity with our canoe, paddle board, lane lines, flutter kick boards, and all our track equipment.

LOCKER ROOMS

The bottom floor of the gymnasium is made up of separate locker rooms for men and women. The wall separating the two locker rooms is made of concrete blocks and can be easily removed to make one large locker room. We anticipate building a new gymnasium for men in the next decade, and the present structure will be converted into a women's building.

Between the two locker rooms, we have an 18 ft. x 20 ft. visiting team room usable by both men and women. Next to this room is the first aid or varsity training room 18 ft. x 20 ft. A separate varsity dressing room 201 ft. x 33 ft., with large storage lockers 15 in. wide x 18 in. deep x 72 in. high with perforated front door for ventilation purposes adjoins the training room. We also have a room for drying equipment.

Both men and women staff members have their separate dressing rooms (20 ft. x 12 ft.) which include separate shower and toilet.

To satisfy a few modest and reticent girls, five small individual shower and dressing rooms were constructed. In addition, three open or gang shower areas for women, all in tile, with a total of 18 shower heads I will handle our women's needs for sometime, while for the men, we have four bank or gang shower areas with 24 shower heads. Both locker rooms have a tile area of 440 sq. ft. which serves as a drying room. Zolotone, which is a sealer, was sprayed to the interior plaster above the showers, and up to now, we have no peeling or water damage. Off the women's dressing room close to the entrance ramp leading to the swimming pool, we constructed a small rest room 9 ft. x 13 ft. Wet swimmers coming from the pool area use this special room. Adjoining is a larger rest room for women 20 ft. x 16 ft. which may also be approached from the hair-drying area. Such an arrangement keeps the larger room's floor dry. The women's hair-drying room has four hair-dryer machines, and opposite these is a large plate-glass mirror. Fluorescent lighting is above the mirror. All metal dividers for the toilets are anchored to the ceiling rather than the tile floor and such construction makes for easy cleaning.

Both locker rooms have fairly spacious equipment rooms located at the lower entrance to the gymnasium. The men's equipment room is 20 ft. x 33 ft. and the women's room is 20 ft. x 23 ft. Both rooms have heavyduty adjustable metal shelves by Berger for storage of activity equipment and wearing apparel. Two especially built trucks on wheels with shelves and dividers are rolled up to the equipment window for easy issue of clothing.

Between both equipment rooms is the receiving room (18 ft. x 11 ft.) where laundry and deliveries may be received for both men and women. Metal adjustable shelves around the walls provides excellent storage area.

All lockers, both storage and dressing, are individually ventilated by direct connection to circulatory system.

ADMINISTRATION AREA

Main Physical Education Office. Here, a centrally located business office close to the entrance of the building, size 16 ft. x 13 ft., serves as an information center. The secretary screens and funnels all telephone calls to the director and the staff. The front of the business office has three large windows that slide vertically; a large formica counter behind allows the secretary and staff sufficient room for counseling and registering students. This office has a number of built-in birch closets along the wall that can be locked with a key, open mail boxes for the staff, two tack boards for announcements for staff and building calendar schedule, five six-drawer metal filing cabinets (Steel Furniture Mfg. Co.), one large storage metal locker 7 ft. x 3 ft., one typist's desk, and one metal adjustable bookcase.

Staff Offices. In order to provide efficient staff headquarters, eight separate staff offices were built, each having a size of 13 ft. x 10 ft. Separate rooms provide for more efficient work, study, and individual research. Each staff office is equipped with one, six drawer, metal filing cabinet (two of which are 5 in. card filing drawers), adjustable bookcase, metal storage locker, and a desk. Conference Room. Next to the main business office is a 11 ft. x 16 ft. conference and faculty meeting room. At the present time, we also have small lecture classes meeting in this room.

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Construction. Walls of both staff and business office are acoustical wallboard, plus insulrock and interior stucco plaster; ceilings are 12 in. block squares, 1 in. thick, acoustical tile (Acousti-Celotex Co.). Directly above all ceilings in this area thermal installation rockwool bats 3% in. thick. Floors are asphalt tile over concrete base. Westinghouse fluorescent fixtures with metal aluminum louvers enable us to secure maximum lighting efficiency. NEW CONSTRUCTION

Our new wing now under construction will add two new classrooms, a boxing and wrestling room, insulated bag punching room, and the allpurpose or corrective room. ★

National Convention-WNORC

WNORC meetings are now being planned for all 1956 District Conventions and the National Convention in Chicago. If there are topics or problems which you would like discussed at one of these meetings, write to June Brasted, Hearst Gymnasium, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 4. Kathleen Brophy, WNORC Co-ordinator for Illinois, is in charge of arrangements for the national meeting. She will be assisted by representatives from the various Illinois Boards.

Central District News

The Iowa NSGWS Committee met recently at Drake Univ., Des Moines. The group is doing much to publicize the services of NSGWS and good physical education programs in the state through newspaper editorials, letters to school superintendents, speakers and displays at conventions within the state.

• Through the efforts of Irene Schlattman, a state NSGWS Committee is being organized in Wyoming.

Members of the North Dakota NSGWS State Committee include: Bernice Ihlenfeld, Ruth Gaebe, Agnes Oxten, Georgiann Shutte, Mrs. Robert Ness.

Eastern District News

• Eastern District State Representatives were able to get together at a fall meeting this year. A working conference, lasting for a full day, was held. Representatives-elect were also encouraged to come.

Those attending were Lillian Hascall, Yolanda Klaskin, Patricia Robinson, Elizabeth McKinnon, Frances Bragger, Helen Kirk, Nathalie Skelton, Doris Soladay, Marjorie Auster, and Marjorie Harrowell. Geneva Kehr, Eastern District NSGWS Chairman, called the meeting.

NSGWS programs for the Atlantic City convention in April will include the following: Monday, April 23"How Can We Meet The Needs of the Athletically Gifted Girl?" Moderator: Minnie Lynn, Univ. of Pittsburgh. Members: Marion Purbeck, Ethel

Kloberg, and Elsa Schneider. Demonstrations will be held Thurs., April 26. Large class techniques will be shown for the use of a leaders' corps and bowling in the gymnasium.

BASKETBALL FILMSTRIP

SUPPLEMENT

Purchasers of the set of filmstrips Basketball Rules for Girls may now buy a supplementary strip including the new rules for the 1955-56 season to bring their filmstrips up to date. Cost of $2.00 is nominal charge. Order for supplementary filmstrip must include date of purchase and name and address of purchaser. Address orders to NSGWS, 1201-16th St., N.W., Wash. 6, D.C.

Included were a statement of purpose, explanation of NSGWS Board functions, invitation to attend Board meetings (open meetings), announcement of winter meeting at Boyne Mountain Ski Lodge, information on national professional organizations as well as local ones, personnel listings of Michigan's five rating boards, calendar for the year, news of national note, and announcement of special interest. The format is attractive and functional.

Montana Consultants

At Montana's HPER in October at Boulder, a Montana NSGWS meeting was held.

Since Montana does not have a physical education supervisor to assist women teachers who are not specifically trained for their added physical education assignment, it was decided at the section meeting to compile a directory of qualified women physical educators throughout Montana who will act in a consultant capacity for each major sports activity or closely allied

area.

The request has been made to the state department of public instruction that the superintendent's office mail the one-page consultant directory to the woman physical educator or principal of every elementary and secondary school in Montana.

These women agreed to serve in the consultant capacity for the area designated: Swimming-Joanna Midtlying, Tumbling Marga Hosaeus, Field Hockey Pat Holle, Skiing - Mavis Lorenz, Badminton-Eleanor Buzalsky, Golf Ladene Pritchett, ArcheryDorothy Kennemer, Wiskit-Lillian Cervenka, Softball-Deloris Siverts, Volleyball-Joan McCracken, Basketball-Deloris Siverts, Bowling-Dorothy Kennemer, Speedball-Pat Holle, Tennis-Lillian Cervenka, Recreational Games-Viola Kleindienst, Elementary Games-Marjorie Stevenson, Square Dance-Marjorie Stevenson, Folk Dance -Joanna Midtlying, Modern and Social Dance-Margaret Lloyd, Films and Free Materials-Agnes Stoodley, Offciating-Deloris Siverts, GAA-Marga Hosaeus. ★