Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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l Norman li. Ross. Bursar ln Roger Bill worked the group of otlicers known as the Administration. Mr. Ross's ofhce was the final resting place of many, many hard earned dollars, and Mr. Sampson's open door saw an increasing number of visitors when those draft no- tices began clogging the mails during senior year. Harry W. Rowe, Dean of the Faculty lt was from Dean Rowe's oflice that the precedent-breaking announcement about voluntary chapel for seniors was issued. a most timely event for the class of '51, It almost compensated for the over-crowded quarters in Smith. Dean Clarks and Mr. Lindholm's of- fices were always lirst on the docket for Charles H. Sampson, Administrative Assistant Miss Hazel M. Clark, Dean of Women 10

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The College Bates College, Lewiston, Maine - it doesn't seem strange to call it alma mater. In fact, nothing about it seems strange except the fact that our lives no longer revolve around it. For four years the paths of Bates led us through the days, days that varied in excitement and emotion, days that meant joy or sadness, and days that brought successes and failures into our lives. But they were all good days. They hold the memories of four years of living. studying, and playing, of friends seldom to be seen in the future, but vitally con- nected with the past, and of dreams to be put off so long they'll be forgotten, or miraculously to have withstood the trials of life and become a part of reality. President The paths of Bates-we knew them so well it shouldn't be hard to walk along them again in the memories they provoke. In front of Roger Bill, or Roger Wil- liams Hall as the freshmen always call it. there was always the chance of bumping into Prexy Phillips and receiving the Hello-o-o that inspired so much imperson- ation at rallies and mayoralty skits. Re- member making that mental bet as to just what his next State of the College address would bring, another rise in the cost of education or another building on the campus? Our four years saw a num- ber of both. Roger Bill housed the college offices and served as a dormitory. Many of the men were chagrined when they found that the girls were to live there. Until that post-war readjustment it had always been a men's domain. Chair es ll, Phillips Prexy : .. 9

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visiting sub-freshmen. and the innumer- able blue-slips that were turned in to Dean Clark's secretary made us think red tape was a synonym devised by a color-blind etymologist. 32?-P Miss Mabel L. Libby, Registrar Milton L. Lindholm, Director of Admissions vga-4' Robert L. Jones, Alumni Secretary The Cut Book was the main attraction in Miss Libby's domain, and the trips to check it were more faithful than attend- ance at Wednesday chapel. Tralhc at that end of the hall always increased as exam time approached, and the secre- taries grew tired of answering the inevit- able. When will the schedule be posted? The News Bureau was the source of many pictures of campus events and the clearing ground for informal news. Miss Barbara A. Varney, The News Bureau Ns