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2 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesdey, November 19, 1963 Sod Turned One Year Ago :Last November Col. R. S. McLaughlin publicly 'turned the sod" at Eastview Park, the site of the. new Boys' Club building. On Thursday, almost exactly a year later, he will be laying the cornerstone of the completed building, and years of discussion ani planning will finally seem 'vorthwhile. A year is a long time, but a tour round the building proves easily that that time has been put to good use. One hundred and fifty feet by 144 feet, the club building stands - facing south on the northwest corner Eulalie avenue and Central park boulevard, south. An im- pressive brick building, it has considerably changed the face of Eastview Park. The new Boys' Club is a eturdy building. The founda- tions are of reinforced concrete and steel, and the floors are supported with ste] bar joist. The roof deck i- light con crete, the walls solid masonry, and the windows. aluminum. The outside panels are of pre- cast concrete wit! marble fac- ing. The interior of the build- ing is entirely decorated, with a permanent porcelain finish to the wall in the washrooms and by the pool. Cadet grey is the basic inte- rior color. Accent colors, per- | simmin, orange, blue and gold, were co-ordinated by a. color consists of three sand and gravel filters for efficiency. The pool water will be filtered three times a day, every eight hours, and a chlorinator will €ontrol the chlorine content of the water. Also in the *asement is a room where the Eastview Park Neighborhood Association may hold their meetings, as_ their present' club-house in Eastview Park is to be pulled down. The woodworking shop will be open to all age groups, boys and girls, although the power tool section will be locked when not in use. The staff lounze in the base- dent occur. The downstairs ment will also "e 'sed as a first aid :room should any acci- kitchen- is equipped by the Neighborhoed Association and even contair- a dishwasher. The second floo- allows a large amount of space for stor- age but also contains a senior games room which will also be used for social functions, and a craft room for club meetings. Congratulations should go to the architects, Herbert Cole, Oshawa, and Pentland and Baker, Toronto, and also to the general contractors, H. M. Brooks Ltd., Oshawa, for com- pletion. of this modern building. Re COL. W. E. PHILLIPS, "Honorary Chairman, The Building Committee, BACKGROUND HISTORY The first organization to make use of the name '"'Boy's Club' was the Boys' Club of New York, which was established in 1876. In Great Britain the first Boys' Club was the Hulme Boys' Club founded in Manchester in 1886. The first to use the Boys' Club name in Canada was the East End Boys' Club of Saint John, New Brunswick, founded in 1900. GREETINGS -- MAYOR GIFFORD Rarely, is the privilege grant. ed to a group of individuals to see their dreams become real- ities. On November 20th, 1963, a number of public-spirited citi- zens of this City will realize their dream in the official grand opening of the Simcoe Hall Boys' Club. The completion of this new building situated in Eastview Park is an_ event which will mean a great deal to the health, social, educational and character development of both boys and girls in our com- munity. : May I, on behalf of the citi- zens of Oshawa, take this medium of thanking and con- gratulating all those who have given time, effort and financial support to this project. Your efforts on behalf of our future citizens are greatly appreciated and we acknowledge the im- mense value of your work as a contributing factor to the wel- fare of not- only the children in the immediate vicinity of East- view Park but throughout our whole city. I trust that this club may be used to its fullest capacity by our children and that we may find sufficient. volunteer workers to assist the trained staff in the many activities which are plan- ned for our young people. LYMAN A. GIFFORD, Mayor, City of Oshawa. consultant. These colors are mainly on doors, counter tops, | and shelves. PA SYSTEM The floors are finished in Viny] | asbestos tile, terrazzo, and cer- } amic tile in the pool erea. The building is not air-condi- | tioned, but mechanically venti- | lated, and ther~ are public ad- | dress systems throughout. Once inside the building, on} the left of the main entrance | will be the cornerstone. Direct- | ky imside the entrance is the foyer where p'ctures of Col. McLaughlin and the Governor General of Canada. will hang. Also in the foy*r is a snack bar. to the right are the general and private offices, and the teen- age girls' activity room which leads into a kitchen which will be used for teaching Domestic Science. Leading off from the centre of the foyer is a games room where t2k... games will be played. +. passage to the left leads to the swimming pool and locker rooms, for boys and girls with an aduit changing room in each. | In the girls' locker room there are also hair dryc -. The two} locker rooms have doors onto the pool, with the pool man- ager's office between them. The | Olympic-size pool, 25 metres in length, is 9% feet at its deep- est point, three feet at the shallow end. Starting blocks can be placed at either end, and round the walis of the pool are ten under-water lights. There is space in the bleachers for 75 adults. Water safety equipment has been presented by the Y's Men's Club of Oshawa, and the lifeguard's chair by the Water Safety branch of the Oshawa Red Cross. BASKETBALL COURTS The well-lit gymnasium can be adapted for two smaller bas- ket ball courts, playing from side to side, or one large one, from end to end. Three bad- minton courts, doui'es, can be set up, and a volleyball court. There are fixtures in the f-oor for apparatus and emergency lighting in the wall. An area originally intended tobe used for a stage, which was later exclud- ed from the plans, will be used for sterage, and there is another small storage reom at the back. A varied gymnasium pro- gram will be conducted in the evenings and ali day Saturday. Down in the ba- nent is the boiler room. The building will be heated by gas. There is a do- mestic water supply, and a tank hol@ing 75@ gallons. Three small gas tanks will heat the SIMCOE HALL BOYS CLUB showers. The filtration system 1S a TRIBUTE TODAY'S YOUTH weesm WE 'are proud of the part we and our fellow citizens and organ- izations have completion played in it's _ wae esenm OPENING Wed., Nov. 20 T. G. GALE 284 RITSON RD. NORTH at Eastview Park Oshawa