By 1926, the Old Gym was deemed too cramped for its athletic purposes and the Board of Trustees developed a plan to build a new gymnasium facility "squares from the campus" and to convert the Old Gym into a memorial hall in honor of President Moffat.
Whole the Old Gym was renovated, the re-purposing plans did not come to fruition.
In the fall of 1927, the interior of the gym was gutted and reinforced with face-brick and the gym floor was reconstructed.
The steel rods supporting the gallery and running track were replaced and reinforced with large iron girders.
Wooden-framed windows were replaced with non-transparent steel-framed windows.
The stairs leading to the gallery were shifted to the north entrance and rebuilt.
The ventilating system was also replaced.
The basement swimming pool was replaced by a regulation size (60 x 20 foot) pool adorned with "fancy tile," allowing for the first intercollegiate swimming team.
In 1928, the Red & Black declared the reconstructed gymnasium "one of the best in the district."

By 1938, the building was again deemed too outdated to host major athletic events and intercollegiate basketball games were moved to Washington High School.
However, the gym was still used by fraternities for intramural athletics.
During World War II, the college made the Old Gym available to the Army Administration School that had taken up residence on campus and the gym was used by hundreds of soldiers to receive their "training in classifications."
The gym was also used for Saturday evening dances during the war years.
Enrollment rapidly doubled to 1,100 following the war, and students were forced to sleep in the gym.
Even though enrollment had leveled off to around 800, the college's overall athletic facilities were considered poor, worse than most high schools at that time.
By 1926, the Old Gym was deemed too cramped for its athletic purposes and the Board of Trustees developed a plan to build a new gymnasium facility "squares from the campus" and to convert the Old Gym into a memorial hall in honor of President Moffat. Whole the Old Gym was renovated, the re-purposing plans did not come to fruition. In the fall of 1927, the interior of the gym was gutted and reinforced with face-brick and the gym floor was reconstructed. The steel rods supporting the gallery and running track were replaced and reinforced with large iron girders. Wooden-framed windows were replaced with non-transparent steel-framed windows. The stairs leading to the gallery were shifted to the north entrance and rebuilt. The ventilating system was also replaced. The basement swimming pool was replaced by a regulation size (60 x 20 foot) pool adorned with "fancy tile," allowing for the first intercollegiate swimming team. In 1928, the Red & Black declared the reconstructed gymnasium "one of the best in the district."
By 1938, the building was again deemed too outdated to host major athletic events and intercollegiate basketball games were moved to Washington High School. However, the gym was still used by fraternities for intramural athletics. During World War II, the college made the Old Gym available to the Army Administration School that had taken up residence on campus and the gym was used by hundreds of soldiers to receive their "training in classifications." The gym was also used for Saturday evening dances during the war years. Enrollment rapidly doubled to 1,100 following the war, and students were forced to sleep in the gym. Even though enrollment had leveled off to around 800, the college's overall athletic facilities were considered poor, worse than most high schools at that time.
Old Gym