Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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Perhaps few today realize that the drinking fountain on the campus was once the college well and its only source of water. The present fountain is the third well, on the same location. Its evo- lution took place over a period of years, the current structure standing since 1925. Though Davidson ' s history goes back to 1837, even fifty years later the campus was still a meadow. There were no water works — no hot or cold show- ers. A student drew his water from the well. As most of us know, Oak and Elm Rows, still in use on the campus, were among the very first buildings and were two of the first dormitories. If a student wanted a bath he had to build a fire, go to the well and draw the water, carry it back to his room, pour it in a ke ttle and put it on the fire. He had to have a bucket of water handy to cool the boiling bath wa- ter to the right temperature. The portable tin bath tubs usually held two buckets of water, one hot, one cold. In Davidson ' s yearbook of 1897 there is a page listing Our Needs. Included among them is this note — Water works are almost absolutely necessary. It has been estimated that fifty to sixty years later (in 1949) the college was using 100 gallons of water per student each day. The old-fashioned bucket and wind- lass well was covered by a wooden sum- mer house canopy with lattice work sides. In the Davidsonian of May 17, 1916, there is a reference to the 1916 class gift. The buckets and windlass were re- placed by the pedal type drinking foun- tain of Italian marble. On the base is engrave d the class motto and numeral. The original lattice work (the sides) has been removed. It was the class of 1925 that was re- sponsible for replacing the wooden cover with the present brick and concrete su- perstructure. The architectural scheme was designed to match the new Cham- bers Building. — Taken from a publication of the office of public information, December 1966. OLD BUILDINGS 27

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Monuments To The Davidson Tradition EUMENEAN HALL — a lasting reminder of Da- vidson ' s tradition of literary societies. CHAMBERS — the building we all know and love 26 STUDENT LIFE

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Davidson: A Family Affair There goes Betty. She ' s the freshman in my Chem lab. Do you know Bob? He ' s a PIKA? Oh, that ' s Wendy, Albert ' s little sis- ter. For many, Davidson is a school of la- bels. Your list is determined by the class you ' re in, the eating house you belong to, the sports you play, the hall you live on, etc. Being known as someone ' s sibling is yet another label. For a fledgling freshman, possessing this label can be a comfort. Entering the big world of college with an older broth- er or sister has many advantages. As Mary Anne Hoskins comments, Hav- ing an older brother really helped. He told me what were good classses and what professors to take. Moreover, older siblings make for introductions into the social scene, since everyone al- ways wants to meet the younger brother or sister, especially if he or she is a mem- ber of the opposite sex. On the flip side, being an upperclass- man with a younger sibling also has its definite good points. Simply having an- other member of the family around is an instant cure for those twinges of home- sickness. It ' s great, notes Mary Grif- fith, because I have a really cool little brother. Playing mom is not always necessary, but helping a younger sibling adjust to Davidson can provide a satisfy- ing outlet for maternal instincts. No matter at which end of the age ladder you find yourself, being some- one ' s brother or sister has positive con- sequences. Above all, sharing the same set of parents produces a unique type of closeness understood only by siblings. According to Vincent Dennis, I ' m glad my sister is at Davidson. We ' ve gotten to be a lot closer since we ' ve been here. — Jenny Link Bottom: Kathy Clark, Janet Bitter, Laura McDonald, Mary Mulhern, Helen Mulhern, Ann Roddey, Margaret White, Elizabeth White: second row: Laura Batten, Nana Lay, Connie Clark, Russel Bitter, John or Glen Hoyle, John or Glen Hoyle, Mickey MacDonald, Mary Martha Bledsoe, John Mulhern, Hunter Roddey, Katie White, Mike Val Buena; top row: J.T. Lay, Mark Steiner, Griff Elder, Karen Steiner, Beth Elder, unidentified, Sally Howell, Robby Howell, Cole Gaither, Jeff Myers, Jay Gaither, Jerry Myers, Huntley Bosso ng, Joe Bossong, Joe Bossong, Martin Van Buena, Tony Cabrales, Bobby Houck, Stokes Houck. 28 STUDENT LIFE