A stream was dammed by a student "Improvement team" in the 1940s to create the school's first skating rink. Boards and lights were installed in the 1950's, as ice hockey became a major winter sport. After an indoor ice rink was installed (near the present facility,) the pond was dredged and a retaining wall was constructed on the east end. Today, Proctor Pond serves many purposes. It is a reservoir for campus irrigation systems, a home to wildlife and, once plowed, a central skating pond. Each winter, we build bonfires at the edge of the pond and play intramural broomball.