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

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Mail Time Blues The campus postal system is something that all students have to deal with during their years at the College. As far as most stu- dents seem to be concerned, the less they have to deal with it the better. When asked their view of the campus mail this past year, the frighteningly unanimous re- sponse was: It sucks! Some people were more specific in their complaints. Jenny Gunder- man complained that the work- ers move at turtle speed, and noted that the service window is not open long enough each day. Like most Road House resi- dents, she had all her mail sent to her house, but still had to check her box for official school mail. Many other students agreed that the service window hours should be extended. This past year, the campus post office claimed it would im- prove service, but few seemed to believe that any changes had been made. Dave Lasky com- plained that he received a letter three weeks after it had been postmarked, and that the work- ers were still too slow. There were many complaints in the spring when it took five days to put the course registration lists in all of the boxes. Another stu- dent griped about getting the same wrong mail in his box four times. One student postal em- ployee said he believed that ser- vice had improved since last year, but admitted that they were still way behind. Like many of students, he believes that more workers were needed for the smooth distribution of the campus mail. However, on the brighter side, the campus post office did make some no- ticeable improvements this year. Efforts began in early 85-86 to replace the old combination box- es with new boxes using keys, so that by this fall, every on-cam- pus student had a permanent post office box. As long as a student remained in on-campus housing, he or she retained his or her post office box. This made it possible to give one ' s address to friends before fresh- man year and not have to up- date it each year. In addition, the post office was endowed with a new floor which, when wet, was much less slippery on rainy days. As a result, students were much less prone to kill themselves while getting to their mail. Finally, whether or not the mail was late, one was always grateful to get mail at all. Better late than never! - Paul Bonelli

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[round the Campus SI Not even waiting until she gets home. Jennifer Bracken opens her mail right in OD. Sometimes this is easier because you can throw out any junk mail before it gets home and clutters the desk 26 Campus Post Office A person ' s height can really be detrimen- tal when going to the post office Beth Henika is fortunate enough to have her box just within reach. Friend Alan Farm- er waits to see if her mail is better than his.

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lAround the Campus Monument ' al Campus On this very historic, old cam- pus there are many monuments. As defined in Webster ' s, a mon- ument is a work of enduring sig- nificance set up to keep alive the memory of a person or event, as a tablet, statue, etc. The Col- lege, along with its many build- ings is a monument to many dif- ferent people who helped establish the College or fur- thered its aim to promote a liber- al arts eduction. The Wren Building was the most well-known since every publication of the College either had a photograph, illustration. or at least mentioned the fact that it was the oldest academic building still in use today . Al- though supposedly named after its architect. Sir Christopher Wren, it was still a much debat- ed issue as to whether Wren or someone who worked in his of- fice was actually the architect. Another monument that found its way from the piazza of the Capitol, here in Williams- burg, to Richomnd and then back to the Wren yard in 1797, costing the College $100 dollars, was the marble statue of Lord Botetourt. He was appointed the Governor-General of Virgin- ia in 1768 and was the first gov- ernor in 75 years to take up resi- dence in the colonies. He was very popular with the colonists and made an effort to maintain good feeling between the colo- nies and England following the Stamp Act. During his stay he acted as Rector of the College In 1770 Lord Botetourt died This grouping titled Spring was done by an artist in residence during the 1970s Karen Tisdcl trys to see if their good study habits will rub off onto her. The boy is reading Robert Frost, the girl a letter from John. 28 Campus Monuments and was buried in the crypt un- der the Wren Chapel. In 1771 the House of Burgesses commis- sioned Richard Hayward to cre- ate a sculpture of Lord Bote- tourt. This was one of the earliest examples of public statu- ary in North America and the only one erected to commemo- rate a royal governor. One of the most recent addi- tions was the metal sculpture named Oliver, located between Andrews and Millington. Creat- ed by Robert Engman who was Artist-in-Residence during the spring of 1979, Oliver was a marriage of art and science which could not have been made fifty years ago because the tech- nology did not exist. Most students managed to take the monuments for grant- ed, although one was not consid- ered a true William and Mary student without having a class in the Wren building. Since the Lord Botetourt statue had been moved to the basement of Swem lib rary, many students had never seen it, let alone noticed it. As for Oliver, well, it was noticed when someone decorated it with streamers to add some color. While often unnoticed, these and other monuments added personality and individuality to the campus. — Kathleen Durkin -■.xTvaaE.- ■-;: ? ABnr m :t A.NB OHwr utTt - . V3 CCUiK ' -VAS T?.- vST33j3 TC -NSir •- ■ •.• 5.-vas32iv:-t:x - --?--.l .-3.% K AirssArrcN-. - ■ ' • J ■c . .-.N- . ' .o.-.:s : ' ' v ' . ■- ' 5 . ■? S8 2fl m O? CUMM r SUSS ' . i.W w 40 .tt»pu • ' y ? 1 . third biaioon, S om-d wit ' tT • • !, ?Se»«l with ci the .xl.tli 9 » « ■ l,w.uoo wrote, .pinuofwh . « ' » J TnlT ».i Might M It qaw to the ipecUtor . Thli iTSi t«r««t recorded evidence o» —to- DMtlci In the Comaonwealth. ntcti m tm « L uMutrAu. mvrotmM. momk