Southeast Missouri State University - Sagamore Yearbook (Cape Girardeau, MO)

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When We Get . . . Behind Closed Doors What is behind the doors that are often closed? The average student often does not have the opportunity to take a peek be- hind those closed doors. How many times have you walked down the corridor in the base- ment of Academic Hall and saw the words Swimming Pool painted across those two doors? Sure, you wondered if there was actually a pool there but were afraid to peep through the gap between the doors. Yes, there is a pool there, which was built in 1932 as a project fi- nanced by the Civil Works Ad- ministration. Then you have heard about tunnels that run under the cam- pus. You have also wondered if you could slip into one of them at the University Center and find your way into Cheney. It would be great if you could get to the Dearmont cafeteria from Meyers by way of the tunnels especially on those cold, rainy days. Yes, there are tunnels, but the locations of the gates re- main a mystery. And there is that copper dome which sits on the top of Academic Hall. Do you know what is inside? ls it anything like the dome in the State capitol- full of frescoes? No it is just a bare, empty, place consisting mainly of woodwork. On the main floor of Kent Li- brary you see the imposing doors with the equally imposing words Rare Book Room and try to look through the win- dows at the mysteries within. You wonder why it is often locked and protected by an alarm system. It is because the room is climate controlled to protect books from harmful ef- fects of light and dust. This may answer some of the questions that have had about what was behind closed doors. Louis Leow The inside of the great Academic Dome is mainly wood. Although there is no fancy in- terior designing, the woodwork is art in itself. 1 6 Doors

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Tunnels such as these criss-cross the cam- A swimming pool sits behind the doors of pus. There are gates across these tunnels,and Academic Hall. The pool behind the doors often the tunnels are too narrow for a person was built in 1932 and is a small, three-laner to pass through. that is used often by the handicapped. Photo Leow 5 ut, Q ll 1 Dr. Bob Hamblin and L. D. Brodsky work with some Faulkner material from the Brod- sky Collection. The Rare Book Room houses many important books such as first editions and special printings. The Brodsky Collec- tion is part of the list of rare books there. r lss NME Student life