Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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life in the dormitories

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th g I r I go to I asses too NewcDiiil) is a lihcial arts college, composed of girls wlm uiie lop-lliglit students in high schools all over the United Stales am! x ' vcral forrifin countries. The curriculum is based on the liclief that a lilii ral arts school gives one an introduction to every aspect of education. Thus, in the academic, music and art schools, are found girls involved in activities ranging from practicing scales to discussing world-shaking problems. Newcomb is especially noted for its art and music schools. At any time, students can be found in the art school class- rooms, putting the finishing touches to work started during the regular class period, or working diligently on a term project. If one was directed across the quadrangle to Dixon Hail, the music building, there would be other familiar sights and sounds that will not be easily forgotten by music students. Piano scales and warbling voices ring out constantly from students spending long hours in the cell-like practice rooms preparing for student recitals, assemblies, A Capella lours, or just weekly classes. In Neweondj Hall, where all the academic classes are held, another variety of activities takes place. From nine in the mortiing to five in the afternoon, knowledge is pursued in the Chemistry and Bi(jl jgy labs and in the humanities cla. ' is- rooms by girls studying anything from French literature to the anatomy of a frog. Contributing to the intellectual advantages of Newcomb is its location. The cultural opportunities offered by the city of New Orleans — concerts, operas, art exhibits, ballets and playi, to mention a few, give the girls a change to supple- ment what is learned in the classroom. Thus Newcomb presents to the world girls who are well- rounded in education.

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Frail females manage to get their iiightlv g mna?tirs in the phone hooth. Althougli the dorms are the residences of out-of-town students and thus thought of as a place of retirement, they are indeed, the scene of great activity. The bull sessions that are held in the dormitories probably require more mental activity than the average student ever dreamed of using in his academic work. Lifelong friendships are made in dorms as a result of the roommate or suitemate who becomes more of a brother or sister than just a friend. Problems are cussed and discussed with roommates. While friendships are being made, innu- merable arguments occur, particularly over such matters as the telephone. The boys are fighting over the phone so that she won ' t alreadv have a date by the time he gets in touch with her: while the girls are emploring one another to keep the lines free so his call can come through. Of course, the showers are the scene of much controversy and actual com- It seems that she always calls at the most inopportune times. 1-.U 1 An ambitious student gels in a little studying just before class time earlv in the a.m. bat with toothpaste and shaving cream wars and water fights. ot onlv are the dormitories an area for rest and study but they offer the student the opportunity to represent his dormi- tory bv participating on the intramural field with rival dor- mitory men. The athletic field answers one of the prime ob- jectives of college and campus life. Dormitory sports teach the individual how to get along with his classmates and in a broader sense, help him adjust to the world about him. By the end of the s hool year, the walls of the dormitories have practicallv become hallowed, for they hold the secrets that mustn ' t be breathed to a soul. They hold the hojH-s and the disappointments, the laughter and the tears, and become mellowed with such through the generations. They have seen it ail. been through it all, and yet remain staunch for the next year with its new joys and sadnesses.