Capital University - Capitalian Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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, THE REFECTORY Open every day all day, the Student Union is the place for spending those little tag ends of time which used to he devoted to lounging at the drug store or bothering some good friend in the library; and it is the official get-acquainted center for every visitor and new student who comes to the campus. The Student Union breathes an air of gaiety, of good fun and fellowship, and of relaxation in gen- eral. Its most hectic moments come, perhaps, at those times during the day when the Cap family gathers downstairs for the ascent into the dining room above. 1 hen every available chai: is filled, coats are piled over all the tables, and the uproar of several hundred voices talking back and forth almost drowns out the juke box. Upstairs is the Refectory, a sort of hungry student’s heaven entered from down below through iron gates and appeasing Capsters’ appetites in a thoroughly satisfactory way, despite a constant barrage of gripes. This spacious, immaculate hall is another triumph of planning, with its great seating capacity, its handy conveyor belt, and its double serving counters. There arc groups of friends here and there, a burst of song now and then as someone completes another year and is forced to stand up for the occasion, a steady murmur of conversation, and occasionally even a distracting announcement over the loudspeaker system. On special holiday occasions—“dress-up nights—the Refectory loses its air of fluorescent efficiency and becomes a softly-lighted, gaily dec- orated dining hall with white table cloths, candles, and musical entertainment. Once in awhile, also, the tables are carried out and Cap’s family spends an evening dancing there. The Refectory and Student Union is indeed a campus element which we should all hate to d without.

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TROUTMAN-ACKERMAN Troutman-Ackerman has occupied the southeast corner of the Capital quadrangle just long enough to give it that air of stability, that collegiate look which makes it one of the most attractive buildings on campus. The two units were built in 1928 and are the residence of uppcrclass women at Capital. Troutman is a versatile structure: it contains the office and living quarters ol the Dean of Women, a large classroom which has been transformed into a historical museum, a spacious hall which was once used regularly as a dining hall in pre-Refec- torv days, a beautifully appointed living room, a social room upstairs, and a girls' gymnasium, as well as living apartments. Troutman living room is a favorite place for committee meetings, occasional club meetings, and lor meeting dates. The social room-gym combina- tion upstairs is of course the center of women's athletic activities on campus, and serves most ade- quately the needs in that area. 1 he dining room downstairs is an all-puipose room now, serving as dining hall, dance floor, meeting place lor campus organizations, and other possible uses. Connected to I rout man by a well-known cloister, which is a lingering spot for most dates and which has probably heard more affectionate good nights than any other place on campus, is Ackerman, the dormitory unit, named foi l)r. Carl Ackerman who was a co-education enthusiast of some years ago. Ackerman contains facilities for most upperclass women and will be enlarged some day. according to plans now being made by the development asso- ciation. to include accommodations for even more of Cap's female population.

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SCIENCE HALL Giant and dignified, not yet having worn oh its newness, the Science I Iall overlooks the wide walk leading up to the heart of the campus from Pleasant Ridge and is perhaps the major point of pride to most students of Capital. I his great building was built in 1948, furnishing much amusement to most Capsters as they watched the process of its coming into being; and when it was finally com- pleted enough to lx occupied by the science depart- ments everyone here felt a sort of personal sense of achievement. With its completion, Capital could finally boast a science building which is second to few in this part of the country. The Science 1 Iall is outfitted generally with the most modern equipment, with only a few relics from old Leonard Science 1 Iall; and the building is notable for its excellent planning and its efficient location of labs, library, museum, offices, and lec- ture rooms. Entering the impressive door-way, one is imme- diately struck by the practicality of the Science I Iall; it has an appearance of sturdiness, as though it were intending to be around for quite a while. Endless series of concrete paved corridors, thousands of square feet of gray cement-block walls, countless dozens of varnished doors, each sporting its partic- ular sign and number—all has the matter-of-factness which seems to characterize well the scientific in- dustry which it houses. I his fall, when the old commercial building was taken over as a girls’ dorm, the scientists found they were playing host to Dr. and Mrs. 1 larms' commer- cial department; and a large room on the ground floor is still devoted to the stenographers and busi- ness ed-ers. Surely, not only because of its im- pressive size nor merely the fact that it is the most expensive structure on campus, but because it is of such outstanding value in Capital’s program, does the Science I Iall assume a most important place in our current history. -27