Reminder of the past

Too bad the old Osborn field house is being torn down (Notebook, April 28). In my day it was used to serve training meals to athletic teams before contests. I think they served steak and the trimmings, and then whole wheat toast and honey for dessert. You could have as many of those slices of toast as you wanted, and I took advantage of it. I remember these meals being served in a beautiful room with a fine old fireplace, a mantel shelf, and some decorative tiles along the wall. I hope they at least preserve that fireplace and use it again in some new building. It is probably well over 100 years old and a beautiful reminder of things past.