College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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1 q-1 f ,,,- ....--2 P -1-'-f---2P--H 2 P '- ' i I 14.1, 15 Qi Crrirfrf W its owen us ..,2frs4 l . Q i . l W j l EQW tii my fig ti i inin 06937, , I H',1eg,. Q .. . l , . f i. 5 vltrtittiiattf Isiah holds Kevin Schrack's attention. LESSON Q QQ or sanitary and safety reasons, dogs and other pets may not be kept in the residence l-falls. The student handbook un- equivocally spelled out the rules concerning pets in dorms but many were either unaware of the rules or simply ignored them. Hidden from area coordina- tors, Ft.A.'s, maids and other suspicious persons, pets emerged from rooms only to be exercised or if they had escaped from the watchful eye of their owner. Of- ten they were fed with food from the caf, and they proved to be great companions since they weren't plagued by academic pres- sure or hangovers. Students and professors alike often brought their pets to class with them. Many marvel- led at their good behavior but, if one looked closely, they would have realized that their pet was asleep . . . for ob- vious reasons! 'S' X i AQUU N UQ ow many times did you look at your dorm as only a place to go to lay down after a long ' day? Dorms at William and Mary became more than a place to sleep They achieved the name of resi- dence halls. Dorm life became community living. interaction between residents and among var- ious dorms led to the success of projects including the Bryan Com- plex sign painting project to welcome Carter and Ford for the third presidental debate. . Campus-wide dorm projects included sponsoring the Uncle Morris Coffeehouse on Sunday nights, an opportunity for people all over campus to get together and enjoy good folk music. With- in each dorm, the dorm council sponsored activities that ranged from faculty guest speakers and receptions for the administra- tion to the ever-popular keg par- ties and happy hours on Friday afternoons. Bryan Complex unfurls a huge banner in Qonor of the presidential debate. J tr u Mase fauna if hat could an upperclass- man do when the caf was no longer a required evil, cooking and eating alone was a bore, and McDonald's lost that certain spe- cial appeal it used to have 400 Big Macs and 3,436 french fries ago? The answer was easily found in the supper club. Participants in such a club arranged any ofa variety of schedules of where to eat, how often and who cooked on a specified night. The number of people involved was equally Dinner is great fun with Van Black as a guest at Botetourt staffs supper club. flexible with advantages and disadvantages existing for both large and small groups. Small supper clubs made for intimate gatherings, simple pre- paration and easy clean-up. With large groups, by using the rota- tion method, each individual was responsible for fewer meals in a given time period. Variations were unlimited with pot luck suppers, birth- day dinners and study break re- gulars. The trend caught on quickly throughout campus. Why eat alone? 18 DOFKMS CONTINUED

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DDR S: Nor ho E b T close m hy did 3,519 students en- dure hall telephones, rau- cous parties at three a.m. and winter firedrills? Often a dorm was not a study paradise or the picture of privacy, but it was maintained at the coIlege's ex- pense, and with the exception of JBT and Ludwell, did not neces- sitate a car. Dorms furnished the essentials of bed, desk and dresser, and most provided a kit- chen, laundry room, t.v. and stu- dy Iounge as well. There were few dorm regulationsg as long as one remembered his card key, he was free to come and go as he pleased. Still popular was the type of housing which deviated from the traditional one sex dormitory. Though Monroe and Old Dominion were among the first dorms to fill up during the lottery, co- ed Bryan Complex was not far be- hind. A successful experiment in Chandler placed men and wo- men on the same floor but on sep- arate ends ofthe hall. The en- thusiasm for co-ed special in- terest housing led to the estab- evil. It was a tense situation for those eliminated, but neither the Administration nor the stu- dents could find a more feasible solution to the problem of lim- ited space. Other dorm controversies in- volved James Blair Terrace, the old campus dorms of Hunt, Tyler and Taliaferro, and the Yates- DuPont switch. Designated as an upperclass men's dorm, JBT posed definite transportation and so- cial problems. With the new bus ?i H135 3-ill a s E ,ff-C411 4 t 5 I I lf., ifvr-fait system JBT residents had a choice 2 of leaving campus by 11 p.m. or walking the three miles home, putting a social damper on guys without cars. Also separated from the mainstream of activity were those freshmen housed in I-lunt, Tyler and Taliaferro. Freshmen housed in these dorms could choose between a thirty- minute walk to the cafeteria or an indefinite wait for the bus. Commented a Tyler resident: l don't eat half the meals the cat serves, because I don't want to walk that far three times a day. A switch from the traditional new campus housing placed freshman women in Yates and freshman men in DuPont. The Administration initiated this change to ensure the equality of housing for men and women, a concession to Title IX. Jeannie Meyer, a Yates resident, comment- ed: There's not that much dif- ference between DuPont and Yates . . . You can sure tell that guys lived here, though! Everybody had their complaints Everyone has a common 3 3 , A interest and cares about -J others, something I don't think happens ln larger dorms. lishment of the Italian I-louse. Resident Leslie Fry observed: Everyone has a common interest and cares about others, something I don't think happens in larger dorms. Moncure l-louse, I-loke House and the newly-renovated lodges offered an at-home at- mosphere for small groups of people. Jefferson Hall was put out of commission for most of the year due to continuing administration renovation efforts. The dorm renovation program created a lack of dorm space, making ran- dom elimination of students from the room lottery a necessary H ' L..l ,x 59222536 - QW Q f7l.0!lll5'lllWJllZll Qff' . . APA' -K if IL? ' N is 3' 'VS . N .jx Q d with the dorm system, but the ma- jority of students continued to apply for college housing. The proximity of dorms to academic buildings, the facilities and maintenance of dorms, and the close relationships formed out- weighed the lack of privacy and the occasional inconvenience of dorm regulations. Parties, cook- outs, study breaks and pancake breakfasts offered an added so- cial dimension to campus life. As one student put it: With all the pressure at this place, l'd go crazy without other people around! DOHMS 17

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ffv ff Whig USGA fter three years of con- ideration, the Centrex Di- rect Dialing Phone System was in- stalled on campus. Used for sev- eral years at the University of I- Virginia, Centrex proved to be more efficient, yet cost the same Kas the previous system. By dialing a 7-digit number, incoming calls were able to by-pass the college switch- board and directly connect with the desired extension. In addi- tion, off-campus, collect and credit card calls could be placed from campus extensions. With the new system, it was possible to transfer an outside call to an- other extension, oonsult privately D and even establish a conference call of up to five parties. Nf while an outsider was ut on hold, iflikff. 5 v X Q ... .. 1 '- 'QM' 'T' F. --.-gh ' - . ' QDCEEQI WWW? hoever thought that your English classroom freshman year would be your bedroom senior year? To alleviate the housing shortage on campus, the once fra- ternity houses, once classrooms and once offices were renovated, opened for students, and immediat- ely became among the most popu- lar housing units on campus. When senior year finally approached, to many the thought of another year of dorm life was not very appealing, but apart- ments were often expensive and inconvenient. The lodges boasted the luxuries of an apartment plus more. With three rooms for six, common living areas, full kitchens and even fireplaces, they were located right in the center of campus. Unlike other places on campus, privacy was possible and a home-like at- mosphere prevailed. Those lodges that opened in the fall of 1976 were designed to accomodate hand icapped students with ramps in addition to stairs. Life in a lodge means a lot more comfort and privacy for it's residents than do Natl' LPQJLQCJ l.l Ll'EiQl TT WEBUNA U scarcity of parking fa- ilities and stringent on- oampus auto ownership regulations led to an excess of 2,000 W8tM students opting to rely on bike riding as their local mode of transportation. With this ex- treme concentration of bikes, theft was inevitable. Whether it was the entire bike or just a tire that was stolen, thefts forced students to securely lock their bikes at all times. Three years ago, bike thefts were regular weekly occurances. However, the problem became less severe after campus security developed several precautionary methods. Widespread registra- tion, pamphlet distribution and additional surveillance led to early detection of potential thefts. As a result, the num- ber of thefts has declined 5006 each year since 1974. If a chain is not put through both tires, often one returns to his bike to find one tire stolen. J DORMS CONTINUED 19 most dorms on campus. Aj