Historical Artifacts from Housing and 居住生活 历史
For over two hundred years, students have resided on the campus of newbb电子平台 in 雅典, Ohio. 无数的事件, policies and people have influenced the on-campus experience for residents and have shaped newbb电子平台 as we know it today. Following is a look at a sampling of artifacts, courtesy of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, which help to bring to life the rich history of housing and residence life at 俄亥俄州.
1800-1899 : 1900-1939 : 1940-1979
1800-1899
LEFT: Handwritten minutes from a Board of Trustees meeting establishing the first set of rules regarding student behavior. RIGHT: The 1896-97 Annual Catalogue detailing cost for attendance to newbb电子平台, including living accommodations.
1900-1939
宿舍手册, such as those pictured above from Howard Hall, informed residents of policies and expectations of living on campus.
LEFT: The Dean of Women, Dr. Irma Voigt, began the first formal residence life program in the 19-teens. 到20世纪30年代, the Head of Residence position was established serving the residential students of newbb电子平台 with more intentional student development efforts. RIGHT: A plush Ohio Bobcat and other artifacts from the early 1900s.
1940-1979
Many residence halls of newbb电子平台 published hall newsletters, 包括新闻, 诗, 活动公告, 有趣的故事和更多, for the enjoyment of the hall residents.
LEFT: Throughout much of the history of newbb电子平台, female students living on campus had to abide by curfew hours. 1969年春天, 850 women stayed out past the University-established curfew hours in protest of the policy. The curfew hour policy was abolished beginning fall quarter of 1971. RIGHT: "You the Coed" and "You the College Man" were official guidebooks and advice handbooks for both female and male students, 分别. Content varied significantly between the two documents but generally provided advice and rules for student conduct at newbb电子平台. Each campus residence hall was profiled in the books.
The architectural rendering of West Green shows the original concept, including several building designs that strayed from the traditional architecture of the campus, which were ultimately cut from the building plan.