Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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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

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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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Smith Looking north from the front of Roger Bill you could see Smith Hall and Samp- sonville. The housing project held more meaning for us when our classmates mar- ried and moved into its apartments, and we all remembered the oft-quoted ad- vantages of a small college when the faculty open houses were announced. Smith Hall was the scene of many tales of male ingenuity, for the fellows had an endless supply of pranks. They utilized much of their cleverness and energy in the annual mayoralty campaigns. The Smiling Commisarn, Dixie Dave , and Honest Rod were their candidates, and the Iron Curtain of the Commisar's re- gime was equalled in effectiveness only when Smith College seceded in 1950 and set up its own campus limits, no coeds allowed. Taking the path straight across campus from the front of Roger Bill, you first arrived at Hedge Laboratory, domain of the chemistry majors. When we were J' 1 ' Sampsonvillez Bardwell., Garcelon and Russell 12 E i l