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SERVING THE CAUSE The fourth question, which asked whether Gettysburg was providing equal athletic facilities and opportunities for its women students, became more pressing as the number of females in the student body increased and as there was heightened concern that they receive fair treatment in every way. As early as 1945 the trustees had agreed that "the needs for women in both program and physical facilities seem to be [note the phrase "seem to be"] of equal importance with those for men." At the same time, the Athletic Council declared that "it did not favor a highly competitive and formal program of Intercollegiate competition for women.'' In the decade and a half that followed this pronouncement, there was little disposition to change the policy. The 1960 catalogue listed but three intercollegiate sports for women: field hockey, basketball, and swimming. Women had to share with men the increasingly inadequate indoor space available in Plank Gymnasium. Only in 1962, when the men vacated the building and the women took possession, was there any decided improvement. Although from the time of its opening in 1959 they had access to the swimming pool in the Student Union Building, for many years women had none to the facilities in Bream. It is clear that structure was conceived, planned, and constructed as a men's physical education building, at a time when it was considered proper in physical education to keep the sexes as separate as possible. During the many years when there was a specified number of scholarships reserved for male athletes, there were none designated for women. In the decade between 1975 and 1985 the College took a number of major steps designed to make equal (or certainly more nearly equal) facilities and opportunities available to its women students. Increased funds were appropriated for their programs. Since the rules for Division III schools prohibited granting the traditional athletic scholarships, both male and female students now competed for financial aid on equal terms. The 1975 catalogue listed five sports in the intercollegiate program for women: field hockey, basketball, swimming, tennis, and lacrosse. Ten years later, with the addition of volleyball, cross country, softball, and track and field, there were nine. In a matter-of-fact way, the 1985 catalogue stated that "the College has an extensive program of intercollegiate and intramural activities for men and women," one which made it "possible for all students to participate in some supervised sport." Gone from its pages, though not necessarily from the purposes of the institution, was the 1946 declaration that sports were "recognized as an integral part of college life" and that they were administered so "as to interfere as little as possible with the primary work of the institution." 95