A photograph of (L to R) Coach Charles E. Silvia, Dr. Leslie J. Judd, Dr. Peter V. Karpovich, and President Wilbur E. Locklin at an unofficial closing down ceremony for the McCurdy Natatorium. The photograph is from page 12 of the May 1968 Bulletin magazine.
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McCurdy Natatorium is part of Judd Gymnasium, the first building constructed on the present day campus of Springfield College.The McCurdy Natatorium, a gift of Standard Oil President Herbert Pratt, who requested the pool be named after physical education department head Dr. McCurdy, was completed in April 1913. It was closed on March 18, 1968 and the swimming pool was replaced by Linkletter Natatorium. The Natatorium was remodeled and has served as a dance studio, weight room, the college bookstore and finally, in the spring of 2011, as the Springfield College History Museum which also includes the YMCA Hall of Fame.
