 He oversaw the start of construction on Ryan Gymnasium, and as well as the erection of Ida Ryan Hall, which required built in the place of the demolished Old South Hall (the oldest building on campus).He also saw that a new wing of the Georgetown University Hospital was built, as well as Kober operating amphitheater, and the Hirst Library, which was dedicated on December 18, 1902.In addition to physical improvements, he continued the work of his predecessor in instituting a curricular reform.