Male Academy gymnasium
Male Academy Gymnasium
The Male Academy’s only gymnasium before 1919 was built in 1861. It was located behind the main Academy building, on ground presently occupied by Jennings Dining Hall. The gymnasium measured 36 by 60 feet, and had 20 foot tall posts. Although the main Academy building burned down on 12 January 1866 and again on 7 January 1882, the gymnasium did not. A handball court was first attached to the rear of the gymnasium in the mid-1860s, and was replaced by a new court by 1885.
The gymnasium underwent significant renovations in 1892, and was afterwards regarded in the Calendar of the Mount Allison Academy as being "one of the best in the provinces." It was made fit to play basketball in 1909, but by 1917 Academy students were using the new University Gymnasium for gymnastics and basketball.
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