McGregory Hall, the chemical laboratory, was made possible by a bequest of Miss Evelyn Colgate, supplemented by a gift from her father, James C. Colgate. It honors Dr. Joseph F. McGregory, esteemed Professor of Chemistry for forty-five years, who assisted the architect, Mr. Chambers, in drawing up the plans for the building which he intended to provide ample accommodations for his department. Its dedication in 1930 was the occasion for a conference on chemical education addressed by leaders in the field.
The projected student activities center, which the burning of the old gymnasium in 1926 delayed, at last became a reality in 1937 in the James C. Colgate Student Union. The need for a freshman dining hall had become acute in view of the impending change in fraternity practices, which would defer rushing and pledging from the first to the second semester. This would require eating arrangements for the first year men, more extensive than the Commons in East Hall, since they