Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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Lighting Ceremony member, 14 Tufts Journal Ceremony Light Tree 16 ng 0 arolers ushered in the holiday spirit §■ on December 6, 1984 with an old If fashioned sing-along and Christmas “ tree-lighting. As has become the tra¬ dition, more than 100 members of the Tufts community, students and faculty alike, gathered in the chilly evening air to welcome the holiday season. Many who had attended previous cere¬ monies were present in anticipation of the “warm” feeling which this intimate gathering exudes. First-timers present did not know what to expect, except songs, hot cider and cookies in Goddard Chapel following the ceremony. Amongst the songs that were heard were tra¬ ditional Christmas and Channukah melodies and the tunes of the African feast of Kwanza, while a small brass band added a fitting musical accom¬ paniment. At dusk, after Tufts’ musical groups displayed their talent in Goddard Chapel, a pine tree which stands unnoticed in the rear of Ballou Hall most of the year became host to a sparkling array of colored lights. As the sky darkened and the sun settled in a red streak on the horizon, there could be no doubt that the spirit of joy and peace on earth had come to Tufts. Q ar Right: Carolers usher in the holiday spirit with sounds of ie season. Above: Students light up the Hill with song, iehf Frank Colcord leads the carolers with the spirit of joy. Photo Tufts Journal

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T UFTS UNIVERSITY Elizabeth Van Huysen Mayer Campus Center Convocation FEBRUARY 1, 1985 Campus Center Opening ebru; 1985 by Steven Wilner mm fter three decades of anticipation, fl planning and fundraising by stu¬ ff dents, faculty, administration, par- ents and friends, the Elizabeth Van Huysen Mayer Campus Center officially opened on February 1, 1985. Planned as the focal point of social life for the Medford Campus, the facili¬ ty was named in honor of President Jean Mayer’s wife who has been actively associated with students since coming to Tufts in 1976. The center opened with the awarding of hon¬ orary degrees to author John Updike, sculptor Louise Nevelson, sociologist David Riesman and the Reverand Carl Scovel of King’s Chapel in Boston. Also present at the degree convoca¬ tion were Student Senate Presidents from the preceding seven years. Following short speaches by Dean Frank Colcord, President Jean Mayer and Senate President John Fulginiti, the entire group moved to the new campus center for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Amidst wet snow and hundreds of brown and blue balloons, Mrs. Elizabeth Van Huysen Mayer cut the ribbon, thus opening Tufts ne social center.” To mark the long-awaited occa¬ sion, refreshments were served while all present were entertained by a live Jazz band. With the opening of the Campus Center, Tutts now has a pleasant and suitable place in which people can congregate. According to Dean Col¬ cord, “This is only the beginning! U Right Above: Mrs. Mayer initiates the opening ceremony for the center built in her honor. Right Below: Honor speakers are greeted, while students and faculty members assemb for the conferring of honorary degrees. 28 Campus Center Opening