Commencement 1961
Commonly known as "Mem Gym", the Memorial Gymnasium was built in 1929 as a memorial to all Idahoans who lost their lives in World War 1. The building was designed by UI faculty members and features many architectural quirks such as the leatherhead-footballer gargoyles that decorate its walls and windows. It has served as a sports area and physical education venue seating 2,500 as well as for UI commencements and events. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt gave a lecture in the main gymnasium in 1938, which is one of many reasons that the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places at the relatively young age of 49 years in 1977. This building's function has shifted with the University's changing and growing campus, however it remains a beautiful and historic icon of the University.
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- "Commencement 1961", University of Idaho: Then and Now, University of Idaho Library.
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