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Alumni returning for reunion and commencement festivities in May 2005 were able to take a last tour through the building and participate in a “decommissioning” ceremony held May 28.
In 1946, responding to a surge in enrollment following World War II, Gustavus had broken ground for a new residence hall designed as “sections” of six individual rooms, a small lounge, and a bath accessible by stairways, to accommodate about 200 women. The College had sold bonds to finance the building, which was named Wahlstrom Hall in honor of the school’s early president Matthias Wahlstrom (18811904) who had transformed Gustavus from an academy into a degree-granting college. When construction was delayed, the College sought assistance from the government housing administration. To secure government priority and funding, the hall had to be converted into a residence for men, 60 percent of whom had to be veterans. Men began to move into Wahlstrom in March 1947 while workmen were still completing it, and women were assigned to Uhler Hall, which had been the men’s residence, in 194748.
During the next year, having fulfilled the government stipulations, the College effected a switch, and the new hall became a women’s residence as originally planned. While built for 200, it had to accommodate nearly twice that many almost immediatelywith students doubled in the 8′ x 10′ roomsand that situation continued into the late 1960s due to consistently high enrollments. The hall became a coed residence by section in the late 1970s.
Books that students cannot find in the library can be ordered through the MnPals Network or through the Gopher System for the Minnesota State College and Universities. Any book requested through this system can be sent to Gustavus within days free of charge.
The Golf Coaches Association of America has released its post-season awards following the NCAA Men's Golf Championships and have recognized Gustavus athletes Kyle Rohlfs (Fergus Falls, Minn.), Eric Harris (Eden Prairie, Minn.), and Jordan Hawkinson (Lindstrom, Minn.). Kyle Rohlfs was named to the PING All-America Third Team, while Eric Harris and Jordan Hawkinson were named to the PING Central All-Region Team.
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has recently named Gustavus Adolphus College women's tennis player Jenni White (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) the ITA Central Region Senior Player of the Year. White played in the top spot for the Gusties this season, as the team went 24-9 and finished fifth at the NCAA Team Championships in St. Peter.
The Gustavus men's tennis doubles team of Andy Bryan and Charlie Paukert won its first round match at the NCAA Championship in Lewiston, Maine on Friday afternoon. Bryan and Paukert defeated David Ashlock and Dustin Phillips of Texas-Tyler 6-2, 6-3 and will now face the third seeded team of Filip Marinkovic and Andrew Thomson of Middlebury on Saturday afternoon in a quarterfinal match.