Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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The 96 bus takes Tufts students back and forth to Harvard Square (top left). Carmichael Hall overlooks the Quad (top right). Baybanks X-Press 24 helps students get fast cash at any hour of the day (above right). Hillside Hardware Store comes in handy after a dorm party which gets a little out of control. 19

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Keeping On Top Of It . . . Some say uphill is the BEST place to be; well in 1852 it was the ONLY place to be. It was in 1852 when Tufts college was granted a charter by the Commonwealth of Massachusettes and became the 163rd institution of higher learning in the United States. The first students, a whopping seven to be exact, under the guidance of four professors, lived, stud¬ ied, and worshipped in Ballou Hall— then known as the College Edifice. I wonder if those seven men knew they were starting the age old tradition of waiting in lines for preregistration, ID photos, and meal tickets? And they thought they had it bad. Before 1870, a Tufts education cost just $35 a year. Times have changed. Along with the change in times came a change in scenery. Barnum Hall was re¬ built, and Wren Hall, the new dorm on the hill was constructed to help accomo¬ date the growing student body. From just one building in 1852 uphill” now has grown to six dorms and many aca¬ demic buildings. The dorms now border on the Quad, once a resevoir which served as the pri¬ mary water source for Medford and sur¬ rounding areas. The Rez was also fre¬ quently used as a midnight trysting place, (our modern substitution - the li¬ brary roof on a starry night.) Now the quad is the place for ultimate frisbee games, sunbathing, and cross-country skiing. The quad probably has a better sound system than most automobiles as it is wired for sound on balmy after¬ noons courtesy of Miller and Houston Halls. Uphill residents also enjoy the bene¬ fits of Hillside, a strip of stores and restaurants essential to the life of every student. Here you ' ll find a mailbox (don ' t laugh, the mailbox is to be worshipped), Hillside Card and Gift (original name eh? This store sells penny candy for a dime and a dazzling array of cards). Hill¬ side Liquor Store (nothing more need be said), the Bay Banks machine (the only place for getting some late night dough), and Espresso ' s (also great for late night dough-this time with anchovies).

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We ' re Having A Party . . Right: Two party goers look on in dismay. Is that a fuzzy stuffed dog? Or just the effects of overwork and over indulgence? Below: These guys seem to vote it ' s over indulgence which makes fuzzy stuffed dogs appear . . . The keg party, affectionately known as the Kegah is a long standing insti¬ tution at universities across the country. For most incoming freshmen it is the first long standing institution to which they are formally introduced. The Ke¬ gah is a social gathering for those who enjoy the better things in life. The keg party could be thought of as akin to the champagne soiree ' , with a few basic dif¬ ferences. You will find no long, stemmed fine crystal glasses or magnums of bub¬ bly, aged champagne, no formal evening wear, no quiet, elegant atmosphere, no Musak, no mood lighting from spark¬ ling chandeliers overhead, no caviar. At the keg party, you will find a different scene .. . You ' ll find guests drinking out of jumbo plastic cups, waiting in lines for beer brewed yesterday, wearing jeans and tee-s and half their neighbors beer, and listening to loud, upbeat music un¬ der the flashy lights of th e band. The keg party definitely serves a social purpose for the Tufts community. It is an opportune time to discuss politics, medicine, religion, acadamia, fine arts, distribution requirements, the adminis¬ tration, the tenure process, world affairs, or the merits of coeducational housing - both on and off campus. However, whaf makes a keg party a keg party is that after these weighty discussions have tak¬ en place, there is plenty of time to dance, gossip, relax, and drink plenty of beah. 20