Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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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

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topped the old classroom building always thrilled us, whether it rang for classes, to mark an athletic victory, or sadly tolled the years of a greatly missed professor. The Little Theater productions drew us all back to Hathorn even after classes were over for the day. It was amazing how quickly the atmosphere could change! Walking down to the chapel from Ha- thorn, you passed Parker Hall, always pointed out to visitors as the oldest dor- mitory on the campus, but more famous, during our stay, as both a girls' and fellows' abode. Many were the bewild- ered frosh who heard upperclass girls discuss their favorite rooms in Parker. Colle e morals disturbed them until some 8 kind soul explained the transfer arrange- ment. Hathorn The Payson Room , ' - H i Alllfjkx Nl i 7 3 .XY xfh , J ' '- W t ff 'P' ,gf -ir mga ' 1 .-' -W T. -,Cut P., '- .. - t ,. .ij+, L tary-fT.1,. - r Wd.. qw, 1 113' -wg g 7 - gllg-..:. leur, , -. - 54'-3 2' ul ' '. f , N - v-. ,, i '-:ij-' ' wT 'Q c'?-'K- --qt 'ear N, '-4... ry. -ft Q 4 . ' .,, N ' c--,, - fx ' X gBt,VkiNh. '4-gh' 4. ' 5 X r K , P R .14 X -if Ky!! . . X 0,-skins. ,X xi' . P +,r--- -at P . i f as - Ns TES . sf Jsix Q13 -1 Q .5 , 'G 3 M px rg' :ku XP' N-'N gm N NYY? i41', , M 3 ,- N. H . in v fs sa - -.t..- W 1