Entries tagged with ‘fire’
Factoid Friday
The first intercollegiate basketball game was played by Gustie women. This week in 1903, Gustavus played Mankato Normal (now known as Minnesota State University, Mankato) and lost 16 to 2. The game was played at the St. Peter Opera House, which ironically burned down just two nights later, on February 16, 1903. Below is […]
Blast from the Past
This is a picture of the Auditorium which was completely gutted by a fire on January 8, 1970. The “Aud” served not only a meeting place, and Chapel, it housed multiple administrative offices including Alumni Relations. A majority of the 3 by 5 index cards with our alumni address records had to be recreated by […]