Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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INFIRMARY This year in addition to Mrs. Starkey and Mrs. Hazard, the infirmary included Miss Bray, the night nurse, and a housekeeper. According to Mrs. Starkey, Wheaton has had a very healthy year, with few contagious diseases and a couple of appendectomies thrown in for good measure. Nevertheless, students still consumed numerous pink pills, had trays, and secured their gym excuses as in former years. NURSERY SCHOOL The Nursery School is the site of learning for the lilliputian population of Norton and vicinity and also the source of infinite infor- mation for the Psychology and Education Departments. Each morning the toddlers are herded up the walk to the miniature house and the pre-school activities begin. Little Jimmy familiarizes himself with the society of other little Jimmys and acquires a knowl- edge of paints, blocks, animals, and little girls. It is here that the Wheaton student becomes acquainted with the I.Q.’s of tod- dlers and the games and activities of their midget world.

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KILHAM This year housing CGA president, Bunt; senior class president, Jan; SWAB chairman, Barb; and Entertainment chairman, Critch, Kilham seemingly took over the executive end of campus. Willie checked us in and out of the big book and hung ‘‘quiet zone’’ signs as a slight suggestion to the first floor. Came winter and the day Wheaton was snowed in, Hebe took on a partner in the form of an oversized snowman. Spring sent us scurrying to the sunporch, where vinegar and baby oil mixed with burnt backs and text books. But we were useful too, and all helped in cleaning the dorm this year to ease Lena’s endless job. We were very proud when Kilham came in second on the war bond drive. The Submarine Service had another wedding when Critch left at midyears with ten of her classmates trailing down later for the Maryland nup- tials. Second and third floors produced Phi Betes when Martha and Phil received their gold keys. More mundane things intruded as second floor’s Friday night onion smell drove us all to the basement. and METCALF Metcalf basement turned to student help to keep it clean; Hebe Dorms emptied ashtrays and made it presentable. Cleaning jobs were not limited to the basement, and everyone took turns at the halls and johns. Gay and Marcia announced their engagements, and Glo left for California and a Navy wedding, while Marcia took over her duties as House Chairman. Miss Seaver gained fame by her midnight coffees and ‘‘bathroom”’ hospitality in the early hours of the morning. She gave a Nativity party, too, for the members of the play cast and all seniors. Bobby and Brandy arranged the Christmas party for the dorm and IRC made their Sunday night sandwiches in Metcalf kitchen. Many’s the night late students in Metcalf basement were startled by the night watch- man on his way through to lock up. Social Chairman Lu and roommate Georgie sold their fabulous clothes just before spring, and Metcalf added a married woman to its ranks when Piper came back at midyears. [ 22 ]

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OBSERVATORY When clear nights descend upon the cam- pus, Dr. Paul W. Sprague, associate director of the observatory, and astronomy students actually observe the movements of heavenly bodies. Students are taught to identify con- stellations and stars; they observe and plot the motions of planets and make various measurements, such as determining the width of the moon’s craters, and the various inten- sities of stars’ light. Their proudest accom- plishment to date has been that of measuring the luminous intensity of Algol with the aid of a photometer. EMERSON A war year in Emerson gave students the chance to aid the help in the kitchen. We'll think of stately Chris smiling us into the dining room; fish, cigarettes, and ‘“That they may have life’ on Friday nights; the hesitant pause before the bell is rung; and three hard, two medium, one soft at breakfast. Miss Lincoln, juggling the red and blue points, amazingly budgeted an occasional steak, although we had to do without the pre-war Wheaton specials. [ 24 ]