American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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- Like others registered for eight o ' clock classes, Dan- iel Natchez fights the temptation to sleep longer. i ' ft ' w m fefc K3k %St j? Wfli 1 ' a p 5 jrj ' Ij ' § % 9 A housemother is often most comforting, as here Mrs. Hadley Kelsey welcomes transfer student Jill Aronsohn. Fire drills are rare in Letts Hall, but when they happen, they are accompanied by rounds of spontaneous spirit. ,,r TO WUHlKTtl ' lIt «K3M«l!!HSSfc ■U 0ITTO» n ttnui ilUlBNM n

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.- . ? Ming Smith, Susan Olson, Jean Strahle and Tex McKinnon relax for a few minutes. Dorms have lounges on each floor which are the focal points for much conversation. dormitory living re- flects campus spirit Elevator races late at night, trips to the vend- ing machines after curfew, exchanging linens, room inspections, last minute dashes to avoid late minutes, unending bridge games and bull sessions all congeal into a type of life incom- parable to any other kind of living. Spread throughout the campus, in both large and small buildings, three men ' s dorms and four women ' s dorms house 1716 students. Accented by a myriad of voices, budding with enthusiasm, brimming with spirit, governed by elected students and proctored by under- graduates, dorm life is an era never forgotten. Quiet hours beginning after dinner each night, allow students like Eileen Flanagan to study in the quiet of their room.

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Sorting the mailroom is mail which comes into the university ' s a job which takes several morning hours. Charles Kegley and Joseph Macrum are part of the mail- room staff who stuff boxes in Leonard Center. Osborn Building is the campus maintenance center for all the university grounds and repair work. William Senter, Director of Data Processing, demon- strates an intricate machine to Eleanor Fisher.