Grand View University - Viking Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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A shorT vvolk, or o long one, depending on The vveoTher, corries one To on opposiTe exTreme in orchiTecTure, buT To no chonge in spiriT. Mony liTTle dromos hoive begun, ond ended, on The sTeps of The Girls' DormiTory. DespiTe This lJuilding's reloTive youTh, iTs vvolls ond holls ore Toking on on ouro of permonence, os if iT hos olvvoys been There. lTs lounge, Too, hos o very diTTerenT oTmos- phere. Here is resTTul, corpeTed quiTe, ond soTT solos To TempT one To pouse, resT ond CollecT one's vviTs. 7

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The lobby ond lounge oT Old Moin ore The locii, The crossroods of compus doings. IT would be less diTTiculT To recounT vvhoT hosn'T hop- pened here Thon vvhoT hos. Adjoining These ore The closs- rooms, The coTeTerio, The od- minisTroTive offices, neorby, The librory, ond upsToirs, The chopel ond The men's dor- miTory. Seen is o Typicol room occupied by Two Typi- col sTudenTs, in o quieTer momenT.

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The Girls' Dorm is principally a residence. To be sure, There are classes and parTies held There, buT The real acTiviTy, The charm and fascinaTion of The place sTem from The fusion of The personalifies of iTs occupanTs. IT is refreshing To see how each room, Though idenfi- cal on an archiTecT's plan, can be so differenT and so indicafive of iTs TenanT's personalify. A longer walk, for The girls, aT leasT, Takes one To The Gym hall. IT is easily The mosf re- laxed building on The campus and, Though doomed To be re- placed evenTually, lies quiTe contenfedly now. Of laTe iT has Taken on a moTherly aspect wiTh a sTudenT's house-Trailer nestled up To iTs proTecTive flank. 8