Northern Baptist Theological Seminary - Yearbook (Lombard, IL)

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Taft, Koller, and Conaway TAFT HALL was dedicated May 22, 1929, and named in honor of Dr. George W. Taft, Dean and later President of the seminary. The apartment building, with its forty-eight two and three room apartments for married students, soon found itself overcrowded. Necessary steps were taken to pur- chase other available space for the growing seminary family. KOLLER HALL, dedicated in honor of Dr. Charles Koller in 1945, and CONAWAY HALL dedicated in 1950, and the 3126-28 Building com- monly known as. Dagge Hall, recently secured to keep abreast of Northern's forward move. Life in the married student's dorms has many facets. Perhaps a conversation overheard would pro- ceed like this: May I borrow a cup of sugar? I ran out and I want to finish my cake right away. Left to right, House Chairmen-Daniel McDonald, Roderick Johnson, and John Dennert. 20 Sure, come on ing I think I have enough sugar for you. Oh! You have new drapes! I got them yesterday. Do you like them ? They're gorgeous. Dick said we could get new drapes next summer when he's able to work more hours. I-Ie's so busy with his studies, he just hasn't been able to work much. In each building the students get to know one another fairly well by studying together, through prayer meetings, and by old fashioned visiting. In the time of need, or of joy, most of the students feel free to call on their neighbors who live near them to share with them on the occasion. As you walk down the long hall and stop to look at the different apartments you quickly notice the differences, but you also see the similarities. In some of the apartments, the occupants have the bare es- sentials of furniture, because extra money is hard to find. In some cases, the women support their hus- bands, so they can finish seminary sooner. Other apartments show the tenant's ingenuity by the way they are decorated and some as if they were done by a professional. But, regardless of how the apartment is furnished, it is the home for the students while they are in seminary. The catch on the doors of these buildings are never lowered against the newcomers They are as open as the people who live behind them . . . penetrate our portals and see for yourself.

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STUDY is exacting and a necessary means, Whether it is with the help of a Wife's typing, re- laxation through collateral reading, or burning the midnight candles before an exam. .HA lie ,ii is A gb E