Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Forbes Street Dormitories THE THREE HOUSES The Casual Passerby began to evince signs of interest. He was passing The Three Houses along Forbes Street. From the inside of each of these houses issued sounds of merriment pianos were being played upon, banjos were being strummed upon, every board in all the floors of each of The Three Houses was being danced upon. “Ah, said the Casual Passerby, “joy is unconlined. About each of The Three Houses there was an air of being lived in. There was an appearance which told that in each house there lived people who were getting every little cubic inch of joy out of life that there is to be got. Yes. the joy of living had permeated the very walls of The Three Houses and had come peeping through the windows and had oozed out of the doors. “Who. said the Casual Passerby, “is the tall young lady with the blonde hair? Very poised she is; very confident; very capable-looking. She said the Freshman who was showing round” the Casual Passerby, she is Isabelle Johnson. And who is the other blonde girl—the very demure; very reserved one? She said the Freshman, is Mary Belle Rankin. And who is the dark lady who looks as though she were spilling over with laughter? “She said the Freshman, is Helen (Honey) Wilson. She has a propensity for pianos. These, continued the Freshman, “arc the Presidents of The Three Houses. And in one house, volunteered the Freshman, “lives Mrs. West who is motherly. And in another house lives Mrs. Riggs who is aunt-ly. And in another house lives Miss Candec who is sisterly—and these are the chaperones of The Three Houses. “And what arc the names of these Three Houses? queried the Passerby, who was no longer casual. “Why, their names are Laurel. Hawthorne, and Elm. said the Freshman glibly, for she had just come, and she had no trouble remembering that The Three Houses had always before been just 5100. 5080. and 5072. 325

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Mellon Hall OFFICERS President Vi cc'President Secretary reasurer Rue Marie Swanson Alice Elizabeth Luft Catherine Ray Pierson Within the somber walls of Mellon Hall there flames a light of knowledge and of gayety. Even the most inconsequential of us have our more serious moments, and the most serious ones become frivolous where occasion demands. There's a glamor of romance lurking in our dusky halls, although a sentineldike clock on the mantel chimes out a warning that time is fleeting. There's a spirit of friendly comradeship that bridges the gulf between the girls of Art School and Margaret Morrison; there's a pervading atmosphere of hominess, sponsored by the geniality and charm of our house mother. To prove the excellency of our cuisine, try our Sunday night teas!! 324

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Woodlawn Dormitories Why Do They All Picl{ On Freshies? Behold! In the six Woodlawn Halls are housed the objects of Soph wrath. Junior indifference, and Senior condescension. “Treat 'em rough and tell 'em nothing seems to be the motto of the Upperclassmen, but they cannot keep the Plebes down. So far, Carnegie Tech has only seen us as unassuming, obedient little Plebes, but wait ! ! ! Anyway, we have good times and our houses are popular, regardless of the fact that we wear cotton hose. Junior House Presidents Linden Hall.......................................Alice Ribblett Magnolia Hall.....................................Elizabeth Lesser Oak Hall..........................................Florence Hartman Spruce Hall.......................................Gladys York Sycamore Hall.....................................Virginia Wallis Walnut Hall.......................................Dorothy Boyle 326