Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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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 ]

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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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HEBE Lying between the two newest dorms, Hebe is a busy place. Of an afternoon the piano’s notes ring out and occasionally a violin’s vibrations are joined to make a unique duet. Exams found Hebe parlor curtains closed upon incarnate Shakespeare and Amer- ican History. Parents and prospective stu- dents are toured through Hebe and it has been rumored that some girls take their dates there for the more private kind of talk. DOLL’S HOUSE For a small building an amazing amount of activity goes on within those walls. The Sociology and “‘Ec’’ students will reserve a special chapter in their memoirs for it—par- ticularly the new coat of paint it received inside this year. It’s the afternoon hangout of the disciples of Psychology. What unsus- pecting gal with a free hour has not been dragged over to Doll’s House to be the sub- ject of a ‘very important’’ psych experiment?