Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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OF HABITS For th© first time in recent history, seminarians from St. Rita's and St. Mary's halls have been enlisted to become prefects in the student dormitories. Here a hall prefect checks a sign-out list. Where shoppers rush to department stores before Christmas, most college men, like Jim Borden of the chattoring teeth, strike out for the post office to deliver mail during the rush. Although it has its drawbacks—the cold, the walking, the weighty mail-bags—letter-carrying can be lucrative. St. Rita's Hall, built on the site of the Rudolph Mansion which was destroyed by fire in 1912, now serves as a home for professed to the Augustinian Order during their stay at Villanova. Offices of the Augustinian Seminary Guild aro in the basement.

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And when he gets back to his room, his roommate will check him for lipstick smears on the shirt collar, baked goods, and high school or college rings. This outsized papier-mache Texan brought Simpson Hall the Basca Award for the second consecutive year. The hall decoration competition preceded the Houston game. Still Lifo in the Pic Shop: A pair of chess fanatics concentrate on their game despito a noisy background of juke box mambos and rattling dishes. Chess has caught on at Villanova; players number in the hundreds. The Commerce and Finance building contains, along with classrooms and editorial offices of The Villanovan, business school department offices, and a theater auditorium seating about 600.

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AND HABITATS St. Mary's Hall Is one of the campus bastions of religion, both in appearance and purpose. Home of all Augustinian priests during their seminarian days at Villanova, the building is self-sufficient, with its own classes, living quarters, kitchen facilities and chapel. Two students pause on the steps of Mendel Hall. University administrative center. The Gothic arch blends with the fortress-typo fieldstone construction marking it as the most imposing building on campus.