Wellesley College Commencement 1978
(Wellesley College Archives)
Mt Holyoke + Vassar + Wellesley + Smith + Radcliffe + Bryn Mawr + Barnard
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“Four students study under a lamppost in the Academic Quad.” 1971
(Wellesley College Archives)
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The upcoming housing lottery has us thinking about the history of the dorms. One thing we’ve learned: According to Miss Olive Davis, the director of residence in Shafer Hall when it opened, there were three major differences between Pomeroy (1904)/ Cazenove (1905) and Beebe (1908)/Shafer (1909). The dining rooms in Beebe and Shafer were 18 inches taller, they had elevators, and “the location of the drawing room on the first floor, instead of the second, is an advantage at once apparent to anyone who has administered the social life of a college home.” (From Wellesley College 1875-1975: A Century of Women.) Perhaps something to keep in mind as you’re weighing your options…
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Belle Channing Tobias circa 1930
After graduating from Barnard, Tobias won a scholarship to study biology at Wellesley in 1931, an appointment that included marine laboratory research at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
(W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
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“Center: Virginia Wellington ‘26 with the silver cups awarded (highest individual score). Left: Katharine Pike ‘24 (cup for ski event) holding snowshoes. Right: Rachel Spencer ‘26 (winner of ski dash) holding skis.” Wellesley Winter Carnival, 1924.
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“Students in academic regalia admire food prepared for Christmas dinner. Dec. 1964.”
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Theme: Linear by Peter Vidani
