Repository: UIHistories Project: Book - Report on Need for Campus Recreation Facilities (1947) [PAGE 42]

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I have listod only the most obvious activities and the list in not intended to be complete. I would like to discuss, briefly, oomo of those facilities. Thero comae to mind first tho uuch discussed Faculty-Graduate Student Center. Wi t going into too much detail, may I say that I seo this Center primarily as a Club-house vith food servico, lounging rooms, library, card rooms, billiard room, ganes room, rather than as a building that would provido bowling and other active recreation facilities; which latter should be made available in other areas, A building for even that much activity, for a group of five to six thousand people, would probably cost six million dollars at present prices. In my opinion thore is considerable merit in the proposal set forth by Larry Norton, namely that there should bo a lounge-smoking room in each of our •ajar acadomic buildings where, perhaps, afternoon coffee would be available. There is, of course, at present a serious lack of space for outdoor activities. Present proposals to create a new golf course, if paralleled by an intensive development of the area now used for golf into facilities for outdoor sports, will do much to relieve that condition. There should, howovor, bo a plan to provide recreation activities of both sorts on the campus proper. Tho greatest detorrant to developing ouch a program immediately is our temporary housing - which may bo with ue for some years. Much can be done, however, while wo wait for these temporary housing,areas to be cleared. There are spaces between buildings which might bo developed as gardens, with shaded seats. Display gardens, largo and small, and systematic large scale plantings to beautify the campus would do much to increase passive forms of recreation. More attention should bo given to incorporating recroational facilities Into present and future plans for faculty and graduate student housing; both for adults and children. The minimum, acceptable standard should provide a play ground for children and badminton, volloy ball and horse-shoo courts for adults. In general, areas for faculty rocrcation should be relatively small and decentralized rather than largo and centralized. I trust that tho foregoing ithor sketchy statement meets your needs. Very truly yours,

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