Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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LIBRARY The library is Miss Merrill, Miss Monnier, Miss Eden, Miss Dolber, and Miss Graham. It’s student assistants, and “‘May I have Garrett for Psyche’ “It’siithe little bell that rings the hours, Life and House Beautiful and The New Yorker in the Periodical Room, and pink slips 1n our mailboxes. It’s the pencil- sharpener on the table, and the blackamoors and the paintings of Wheaton’s past presi- dents in the lobby. It’s ‘‘Quiet, please,’” art slides, the Cole Memorial Room, the art gallery, fluorescent lights that buzz, prob- lems for freshmen, and reference books. It’s exhibits by the main desk, and the drinking fountain by the reserve desk. It’s comfortable chairs and plaid curtains in the Browsing Room. It’s ‘‘That they may have l ife and have it abundantly,’’ and step-washing on May Day. It’s step-singing, and sitting for seniors only. In one word, it’s the library.

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THE ART CENTER In 1938 Wheaton made art history by her sponsorship of an open competition for plans of a proposed Art Center. Newspapers and magazines from Boston to San Francisco buzzed excitedly about the contest for the new building that was to house everything to do with Art, Music, Drama and Dance in the college. The competition was, to quote Miss Seaver, ‘not to obtain a final plan, but rather to discover an architect who is capable of designing a building that will fulfill Whea- ton’s aesthetic as well as practical require- ments.’’ On this basis the architects selected were Richard M. Bennett and Caleb Horn- bostel, designers of $.A.B. Now, seven years later, there are, unfor- tunately, not enough students who know that the competition was held, or realize the important position it maintains not only in the architectural world but in the Wheaton world, too. The Art Center would be the focal point for creative activities on campus and would contain the special equipment needed for them: a large theater, a smaller auditorium and a library. It would also have properly equipped lecture rooms, offices, stu- dios, workshops and practice rooms. No more will Beethoven's Ninth Symphony distract in- tensely cogitating Math classes; no more will students and faculty emerge on the verge of asphyxiation from an 11:30 art class; no fran- tic struggle will then ensue to disentangle actors from props in time to get on stage on cue. With a specially constructed proscenium the Dance Group will have a big enough and open enough stage for their gyrations, too. Think often of that neat and graceful modern Art Center, destined some day to fit cleanly on the site across Peacock Pond. When talk is resumed of its construction and of plans for its financial support, remember its advantages and our responsibilities in having a building whose designers were chosen in this democratic way. [17 ]

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EVERETT Everett is the largest dorm on campus. By the law of averages it should be the scene of the most varied and interesting activities, but this year it seems to have exceeded its quota for strange happenings. Many’s the night we've been forced to grope around the cor- tidors by candlelight when various sections of the electrical system have ceased to func- tion. And what other dorm on campus can claim witnessing a wedding on its home ground? It could only happen here and it did. On Match fourth Patsy and Grundy, Woody’s two albino rats were married. Then to top off the story they gave birth to nine little al- binos. But Everett wasn’t just surprised this year. It was proud too. House Chairman Em Wilcox Revere was the lovely madonna of the Nativity play, who with this vote of confi- dence behind her, left Everett for Florida and her wedding there. If you can allow for fires, blackouts with breakfast by candlelight, or occasional leak- ing ceilings, births and weddings all under one roof, Everett is obviously your element. It fu nctioned normally this year by never being dull and mostly being breathless. STANTON Stanton is the home of Mrs. Miller’s famous cherubs, house chairmanned this year by Snookie. Besides cherubs, it also can boast of classrooms in the basement and bright daisies on the soft green walls of the smoker, spring, even in the dead of winter! Perhaps the fact that Stanton ts the nearest dorm to the library is the reason that here live Phi Betes Snook and Ball, and the head of Dean’s List Moritz, as well as the Phi Beta Kappa scholar, Babs App. At any rate, t here is a well-worn path from Stanton directly across the front lawn to the library. Betty Ball brings honor to Stanton, too, as Presi- dent of DA, and then there are choir heads Mittie and Pappy and Nike editor Janie. Parties are frequent and merry, Mrs. Mil- ler’s being not the least among them. There was the juniors’ Christmas party, too; they presented the House Fellow with two soap lambs. Then there’s the little Stanton chute, just big enough for a waste basket!