The Old Gym
The first image at left shows the area of the campus
comprising the old gym, the scholasticate and the
Greystone buildings. Two wooden frame single story
bungalows, built in 1911, occupied the gym area. One
burned down in June 1946. The other was torn down in
early 1947. They had served as large meeting rooms and
recreational facilities. The gym was constructed on that
site.
The present Marian building, the first large building put up
by the Marist Brothers on what is now Marist College, was
built as a gym between 1946 and1947. This work was
supervised by Brother Francis Xavier, a faculty member
teaching Philosophy and Psychology. "Frank," as he was
known, was a man of all trades and as much a contractor
as a professor.
Except for the masons and steam fitters, the building was
constructed entirely by the Marist Brothers. Student
brothers mixed concrete for the masons, carried pipes for
the steam fitters, unloaded the trucks which delivered the
cinder blocks and bricks, did the carpentry with Brother
Paul Ernest (professor of physics) and operated the jack
hammer, etc.
The building was used as a gym with a carpenter shop,
printing shop, laundry, garages and storage space installed
in the wings.

The Marian Building
The old gym at the center of campus was transformed into
a Residence Hall in 1983 and is presently used in that
capacity. The wings were raised to make a second floor and
the gym portion was also transformed into a two-story
dormitory.

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Project Directors
Dr. Brian Henry Desilets
Dr. Linus Richard Foy
John Patrick Noone
From the beginning, Marist Heritage has been a collaborative effort.
We appreciate the contributions of the Marist Brothers and the Marists All
community, who by supplying information and personal memories, have given vitality,
scope and depth to this project
Under the guidance and direction of Dr. Brian Henry Desilets, the initial web pages
were designed and created by the following Marist College students: Michele van
Brero (Hermitage, St. Peter's, Kieran Gate House, Greystone, Marist Brothers
Builders, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel) ..... Tage Haun (Bech Homestead, Marian,
Donnelly) ..... Fang Fang Xu (Boat House, Byrne House, Kirk House) ..... Courtney Gutt
(Bech Family History) ..... Vij lyer (Cemetery) ..... Rahkee Chopra (Fontaine Hall).
All the final Marist Heritage web pages were either created, revised, rewritten
and/or reshaped by John Patrick Noone, who is solely responsible for any errors
contained therein.
We thank Richard Branigan for proofreading the Marist Heritage web pages.
We recognize the contributions of our consultants: John Ansley for his input on the
format and contents of the various web pages. Also Victor VanCarpels for his
frequent consultations and guidance in the graphics included in this CD. His
patience and dedication while working with us made the overall results more
professional.
We are grateful to Barbara McMullen for the use of the Ecommerce facility at Marist
College.
We are indebted to the Mccann Foundation which provided the funds necessary to make
this project a reality.
John Patrick Noone, editor
November 15, 2002
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