Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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The Huntley Urn, £r rM.H.tleu j H cii c — i ituiiiti ' . ' Known as the Huntley House to the students of Mid- dlebury. the College Infirmary is located on South Main Street just off the campus. This building lodges the nurse. Miss Sarah M. Jacobs, and her assistant. Miss Beatrice M. Lindgren. Miss Jacobs is a registered nurse and has been at Middle- bury since 1938. Miss Lindgren, besides fulfilling her duties at the Infirmary, is also a Home Economics assistant. Covered by the health fee which is paid by all stu- dents at the beginning of each year, service at the Huntley House is given free of charge to those requiring it. This health fee also entitles each student to four- teen days ' hospitalization at Porter Hospital, which is fully equipped for the accommodation of any illness which may arise. For not very serious illnesses among the women at Middlebury, the Infirmary is used as a small hospital. The Huntley House cooperates with the Physical Education department in teaching the student the im- portance of laying a sound physical foundation during the vears of his college course. Founded: 1937 Sara M Jacobs R.N. September 1938 to - 1 :. Turn:

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- w ■ Jtini t . — 1 il 1 « SIbR. t y a -•■• ' » — — — — 1 . ■ ■.. Mr. Uoody, Misi Serex, Mr. Parker, li Ives, ! ■•• . vin, Miss S monds C y u ' t c tatt J-i ncitii Founded: 1900 Wyman W. Parker Librarian Term of office: September 1938 to — Mr. V . When Egbert Starr died he left a legacy of £50,000 to be spent on the most pressing need ot the College. There were two needs, a library and a science hall. A board meeting was called and on May 3, 1898, on motion it was voted that the plans and designs for a library building be approved by this Board. Today the Library contains over 100,000 volumes and is designated as a depositor) library, receiving cer- tain types ot documents from the federal Government. The stacks contain books on all subjects imaginable and in addition there is the Reference Room and the new book shelves. The Abernethy Wing contains a collection of rare and first editions of American litera- ture. The Vermont Room stores Middlebury ' s and Vermont ' s ran ' items, books, and government docu- ments; ait books and pictures are located in the lowei Easl Wing in the Art Room. Probably most popular with the students is the Reading Room located up taiis in the West Wiiil ' . line, in luxurious surroundings. students may find almost ever) type l book for recrea- tional reading. Also here are found mosl I the cur- rent periodicals.

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JLt ' C It at in it The Middlebury of today is probably best known nationally and interna- tionally for its work in languages. The construction of Le Chateau in 1923 was a landmark in French teaching. It symbolizes a new era of pedagogy. It incorporates the atmosphere, manners, and traditions of French life in such a way, that the students are living French, not merely learning it.