Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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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

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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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ledge Lab's new wing had freshmen, the mystery of the labs impressed us, but after even core chem ed the blase attitude that we all assum brushed off the odor of the area with a ' ' lfid and knowing, Thats hydrogen su e drew pseudo-scientific conclusions about emical content and problems of the ch the Androscoggin River. Th more scientific members of the e class were delighted to find that an ex- ' t of the tension of the lab was one par building project underway. Unfortunately the weren't around long enough to enjoy Y f ll b nefits of the new lab, but they the u e were thankful to see the facilities for the students following them. On the left hand side of the same path was Coram Library, another site of build- ing during our college years. The changes there were so extensive that it 1S hard to remember the original. The exterior re- ' ' ' ' remodel mained classic, but the interior - ing followed the modern functional line of architecture. The addition provided space for a large reading room and two floors of stacks. A d'a onal path from the front of the 1 S libe led past the sundial to Hathorn and ' ' b ll that the mam bulletin board. The e The lab rat The Sundial