Frederick H. Sykes: 1913 –1917

NEW LONDON HALL

PLANT HOUSE

BLACKSTONE HOUSE

THAMES HALL WINTHROP HOUSE

HILLYER HALL / TANSILL

Wed, Jan 1, 1919Nothing could be less inspiring or cheering than the weather just at present. It is pouring buckets.Mildred Howard ’20

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 1917

November 11, 1920: Mud Slinging

“Most of us do it, in a mild form, sometime or another. It is not the violent

kind of mud, the kind with rocks in it, to which I refer, but the kind that call

s

the other fellow down and thinks he is no good, and wonders ‘where on

earth Mary ever picked up that hat, it’s such a freak,’ an

d ‘isn’t Bertha a per-

fect ‘“nut”’ and “did you ever in your life see such a screaming hair co

mb

as Tillie’s?’ Oh we all do it. There’s no getting around it. It is a w

ell-known

adage that all women are catty

by nature. I don’t believe it. That is I don’t

want to believe it.”

Benjamin T. Marshall1917 –1928

NEW LONDON HALL

PLANT HOUSE

BLACKSTONE HOUSE

THAMES HALL WINTHROP HOUSE NORTH COTTAGE

BRANFORD HOUSE

PALMER LIBRARY

KNOWLTON HOUSE

HILLYER HALL / TANSILL

PRESIDENTS

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 1928

March 20, 1924, 11 AM (seated on a stone wall near North Cottage

while doing sentinel duty for Mascot Hunt)“One heavenly day with clear air, blue sky, and lots of sun and I have

a solid hour in which to enjoy it before Parkie relieves me at my

post. You see we have seven girls stationed at different points on

campus every day from 6 AM to 7:30 PM. We are just here to give

the alarm in case the Sophs do find the Mascot. Only three girls know where it is hidden. The Sophs have upturned nearly every stone on campus. We have lots of fun talking to them as they pass

back and forth in their search.”

September 1935“FRESHMEN:“At Wednesday breakfast you will be expected to appear in blankets

(preferably figured) wrapped around Indian fashion, a feather

standing straight in front and secured by a band tied around the

head, black stockings and white gym shoes.“You must forego all make-up for the duration of Initiation, wearing,

instead your names printed legibility on adhesive tape across your

foreheads.“You are to obey any Sophomore’s instructions and to comply with

all requests.”

May 2, 1927. Diary of Lydia Chatfield

“Our day! May day hymn at 6 A.M. - songs,

strawberries for breakfast, more songs all day - white

clothes. And it all ended by a picnic in the

ampitheater - with its memories of our Freshman

pageant. We just had a high time all day long. Oh!

We won’t have many more of these happy days.”

Katharine Blunt1929 –1946

NEW LONDON HALL

PLANT HOUSE

BLACKSTONE HOUSE

THAMES HALL WINTHROP HOUSE NORTH COTTAGE

BRANFORD HOUSE

PALMER LIBRARY

KNOWLTON HOUSE

FANNING HALL

WINDHAMHOUSE

HARKNESS HOUSEJANE ADDAMS / FREEMAN HOUSES

BILL HALLPALMER AUDITORIUM

SMITH / BURDICK HOUSE

BLUNTHOUSE

HILLYER HALL / TANSILL

PRESIDENTS

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 1946

HARKNESSCHAPEL

Wardens’ Jobs Mix Comedy with Duty on Bill Hall Roof

Connecticut College News, December 10, 1941.

“Lila Sullivan’s naive enthusiasm in learning the processes of being an air raid

warden causes much laughter in spite of the seriousness of the job. In her first

practice effort, Lila picked up the phone, and was supposedly connected (just

pretend) to an army base. She was supposed to relay her information, (purely

hypothetical in this practice

try) according to a pre-arran

ged and impersonal

sequence of details, but poor Lila, thrilled and excited, cried shrilly in

to the

telephone,

“Hello? Hello? This is Lila Sullivan! I have just seen–” and at this point she was

interrupted by the laughing chief observer.”

Rosemary Park1947 –1962

NEW LONDON HALL

PLANT HOUSE

BLACKSTONE HOUSE

THAMES HALL WINTHROP HOUSE NORTH COTTAGE

BRANFORD HOUSE

PALMER LIBRARY

KNOWLTON HOUSE

FANNING HALL

WINDHAMHOUSE

HARKNESS HOUSEJANE ADDAMS / FREEMAN HOUSES

BILL HALLPALMER AUDITORIUM

LARRABEE HOUSE

SMITH / BURDICK HOUSE

CROZIER-WILLIAMS CENTERNORTH COMPLEX

WARNSHUIS

BLUNTHOUSE

HALE LABORATORY

HILLYER HALL / TANSILL

October 29, 1959“Dear Editor :

After two years of participating in the plan of defense against atomic

attack, should such occur while we are at Connecticut College, I have

decided that it is time for someone to sit back and do some serious

thinking and questioning about the matter…“...to begin with, I fail to understand why we are all urged to gather

on the second floor of our dormitories rather than in the basement

where at least no glass is apt to blow in our heads! …Why, in the

name of common sense, are we sent outside to our dorms, running

pell mell, helter skelter, in all directions in the middle of an open field

when a few layers of granite might provide at least some protection?!”

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 1962

HARKNESSCHAPEL

“Here comes a quickie because Snooks has a lousy exam schedule (3 on the first

day) and the rule of the moment seems to be study, study, study.

“...I want to warn you about the college’s change of policy. Conn has been

operating on a very narrow margin, hovering on the verge of going into the red.

So next year they are not providing blankets + linen for the students... The saving

for the college will be terrific. One dorm put this last part into effect on a tria

l

basis this year + saved over a thousand dollars.”

Sunday May 29, 1955, letters home from Nancy C. Dorian ’58

PRESIDENTS

SHAIN LIBRARY

NEW LONDON HALL

PLANT HOUSE

BLACKSTONE HOUSE

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 2011THAMES HALL WINTHROP HOUSE NORTH COTTAGE

BRANFORD HOUSE

PALMER LIBRARY

KNOWLTON HOUSE

FANNING HALL

WINDHAMHOUSE

HARKNESS HOUSEJANE ADDAMS / FREEMAN HOUSES

BILL HALLPALMER AUDITORIUM

LARRABEE HOUSE

SMITH / BURDICK HOUSE

CROZIER-WILLIAMS CENTER NORTH COMPLEX

CUMMINGS ART CENTER

WARNSHUIS

LAZRUS HOUSE

BLUNTHOUSE

OLIN SCIENCE CENTER HALE LABORATORY

HILLYER HALL / TANSILL

HARKNESSCHAPEL

LILAH RAPTOPOULOS