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

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Left: The statues of Queen Mary and its match King William on the opposite gatepost stand at the entry to the Col- lege on Richmond Road. They were sculpted out of lead by Emil Sieburn dur- ing ca. 1928-30. Far left: A plaque commerating the char- ter of the College is embedded in the walkway leading up to the Wren Chapel. Left middle: A unique claim to fame for W M. It just goes to show that students at W M are innovative and keep on trying new things. Below: The historic Wren building is in use today as an academic building hous- ing the philosophy department. Its cha- pel is frequently used by students and alumni for weddings.

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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

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.Around the Campus Above: Tim e out from classes is sought by students, teachers and even chairmen of the departments. and the Marketplace provides just the right atmosphere to either social- ize or to read a newspaper. Robert Archibald finds the time to catch up on student nevus as well as grab a bite before his next Economics lecture. Right: Performing the fine art of scoping requires a good location and the Marketplace is a great place to meet people, as well as catch up with friends. Even at lunch Molly Mulquin maximizes her social time as she rec- ognizes friends and acquaintances. 30 Marriott