Texas State College for Women - Daedalian Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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l:lI . Ili' 1l!.f:i '1.:gii 0 .il It .... mm' Iliff i 'w ' nl: I Brackenrlclge Hall Brackenridge 1-lall is the new state dormitory completed in Novem- ber, 1916. It is one of the best dormitories for women in the South, being erected at the cost of S140,000.00. It is modern and absolutely fireproof, and harmonizes in material and in architectural design with Stoddard Hall. The dormitory is entirely separate from the instructional buildings, so that the quiet of home life is not invaded by the atmosphere of laboratories and formal instruction, a fact decidedly to the interest of both home and school life. V On the basement Hoor is the dining room and kitchen. The large dining room is furnished for health and comfort, and will accommodate about f1ve hundred students for meals, which makes it possible for a part of the students rooming in private homes, near the campus, to have their meals at the state dormitories and therefore to enter into the social life of the College. as those students do who reside in the dormitories. The dining room and kitchen equipment cost approximately 35,000.00 and is perhaps the best in the state. The kitchen has a bakery. an ice cream freezer run by an electric motor, and a large refrigerator for keeping foods and furnishing water for the fountains on the first and second floors. The dormitory cuisine is under the direction of a graduate dietitian who uses only the best of foodstuffs in balanced proportion. At the front of the lirst Hoor is a large reception hall 36x64 feet. Back of this, and also on the third floor, are the girls' rooms. There are enough rooms to accommodate 160 students. besides the offices of the dietitian and help. There are single, double, and three-girl rooms. Each room is fur- nished with single beds, large lavatories, running water, suitable furnishings, comfortable wicker chairs and arrangements for systematic separation of the individual property. The roof garden contains 16,137 square feet, and will easily accom- modate from 1,200 to 1,500 persons. On the east side is a stage, which will be used for the entertainment of the students. There are three stair- ways leading to the roof garden-two in the west end of the dormitory and one in the east. ln addition there is an elevator for carrying trunks from the basement to the first Hoor and second floor and a smaller elevator for carrying refreshments from the kitchen to the roof garden. There are two resident teachers in the dormitory who assist the Student Council members in managing the affairs pertaining to order and conduct. Student government is practiced in both of the state dormitories. Brackenridge Hall was named in honor of Miss Mary Eleanor Braclcenridge, who has been a member of the Board of Regents since the foundation of the College in 1903. 22 h V --.- Jill- wylv llll :Jllt o mp

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ll A' 'ii'iTW-'Tfi?'e '-M'-1 fFm ffQiJinrlQQfii'uiE::1i 'MT'Ff iiinf' ll I ll Does it.work? The College counts its happy-hearted, self-controlled, serious-working student body a sufficient answer. The law providing for the establishment of the College of Industrial Arts sets forth the fundamental purpose and scope of the work to be undertaken, namely, to prepare the young women of Texas for the duties and responsibilities of life, in whatever lines of work they may choose to follow. Since the College has been in operation, the Board of Regents and all others entrusted with the administration have so directed its policies as to make those policies consistent with the purpose for which the College was created. The College offers both literary and industrial work, believing that a right combination of the two kinds of training results in the soundest culture and the highest degree of efficiency. ,Q Vfn an are-e'3 'r ,rs..e,2.7 wi li? 'F' 50 New I . gg L ig . 21 Li I l W- . l IL. 1 ...,...J I I t--.....l I I I.. - .-.a.-J .5il-.,--i,- .... --.--.........,..7,1I I L ::..,.1g!.g iLL:,N ,, , 2 1 up

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iiif-i7'f5i3lfl'3'i5 T 777'iliiiiirA--7li.!.l....QQQ Qlgill ll . ll! .,.. L.-..-g..2!i-,...., ..1 .ifelliil ru-'--- -b r-M'-WM un ' i I . 1 9 U gif. l l lip l ll 1 T g ,gg Stoddard Hall 3,5 l ll 5 lr i A C' Stoddard Hall, the first state dormitory to be erected at the College of Industrial Arts, formally gm opened its doors to students and faculty on April il 1, 1908. Breakfast with a menu ot' oranges, scram- bled eggs, toast and coEee was served to about l eighty members of the student body, President VVork and his wife and the three resident teachers, Miss Jessie H. Humphries. Miss S. Justina Smith, Hi g and Miss Anna M. Cron. The building was erected ,ii ggi at a cost of E'El50,000. The dormitory provided sleeping space for ninety-eight students. This was before the appropriation for the basement floor and before there' were any three-girl rooms. The MXH first year from April until May the dormitory was not full. iii lily' At the present time Stoddard lrlall has seventy-two rooms and holds .lj comfortably 150 girls. On the basement floor is the large recreation room. ,E formerly the dining room, in which there is a piano and a Victrola, which are used for dancing and for entertainments. On this Hoor, also, are the iw large storerooms. for liirackenridge kitchens and several bedrooms for girls. gg, if p 'I he students' kitchen on this Floor is furnished with kitchen and dining l li room equipment., It is entirely at the disposal of the students, and may llg i be used for special meals and for feasts. On the first floor are the parlors. 'Q the rooms and office of the Director, the sewing room and girls' rooms. if 3 . i The second floor is devoted entirely to bedrooms for the girls. The bed- nr I X V . E l l , Z . g rooms are 12 feet by l4 feet, well ventilated, furnished with closets, run- ning water and suitable furniture. The corner rooms are used for three-girl rg? 1 3 g rooms. gil Stoddard l-lall, like Brackenridge, is under control of a Students' all lgll Council, the members of which are elected by the students. With the exception of the Presdient of the board, the members are re-elected each ,H quarter. so that each girl has an opportunity to do her part of service. EW There are three resident teachers in Stoddard llall, who look after the ,ll tell in in welfare and safety of the girls. '- nfl - Stoddard Hall is situated about 100 yards from the Administration Q. V5 Building, and is connected by covered passage with Brackenridge Hall. ' I ze 5 where the students take their meals. Like the other buildings. Stoddard 5, 'V ig is on a hill. so that Ml gl .5 - T' W it receives the ben- 2 efit of pure, fresh 355 'li air. Cement walks lead to the various 'll 12 buildings around ii the campus and to ,Q the car line, so fli that no one is in- lg convenienced b y I, ll 5? bad weather. Z il IW: ' r. c .. all ffl '-r V5 ilij 23 1,1 ...... ,..,,. ,.,.-. ..... .... .. . ....... .. I . . . . .... ..... ...,, ,. ., ,mwfl .!,!E5lYLQ..f..1l3Q fl-fl'1l..f'-Q1Tl'Fl..Q..a,.. . -135 A 7'l,fa1-l-Gffil'Ff73Q'77l7'l Fifi-T'7TTTQI-..f.1ff!!