Tlie DAILY NEBRASKAN
Sunday, November 5, 1939
Don Love presents new women's dormitory to N. U.
Today at 3 p. m., representa
tives of the University will
formally accept the newest
member of the dormitory fam
ily, Love hall, from Don L.
Love; thus completing the sec
ond step in the Nebraska dor
mitory corporation's dream of
a perfect woman's dormitory
system for the campus.
To those who lent their ef
forts to the project of better
housing for women, the event
will mark a milestone on the
road toward the fulfillment of
their objective. Ninety-six
girls, who without the new dor
mitory would have had to seek
quarters in University approved
boarding houses, can now en
joy first class housing facili
ties at comparatively low cost.
To these residents and their
friends this afternoon's presen
tation will remain as one of the
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"Washing out" it a necessity
1 girl's residence.
real memories of the Univer
sity.
Simple ceremony.
The ceremonv. from the in
vocation by Dean K. Leland to
the final notes of the selections
sung by the male octet, under
the direction of Bill Tempel,
has been carefully and simply
prepared. Following the in
vocation, Mrs. Burnett, wife of
the chancellor emeritus, will
give an appreciation of Mrs.
Julia L. Love, in whose mem
ory the new dormitory was
built. Then Mr. Burnett will
introduce Mr. Love, former
mayor and prominent citizen of
Lincoln, whose gift of $55,000
enabled the University to take
advantage of a W.P.A. grant
and build the dormitory. Mr.
Love will present the dormi
tory to the University. Follow
ing the presentation, Chancel
lor Boucher will accept the
structure in behalf of the
school. The male quartet will
sing after both the invocation
and the acceptance.
Ceremony on sun porch.
The presentation will be held
on the glass sunporch con
necting the dormitory units. On
display at the presentation will
be a memorial plaque and a
WE CONGRATULATE
THE UNIVERSITY
on the completion of
LOVE MEMORIAL HALL
REINFORCING STEEL
Sold by
GENERAL
STEEL PRODUCTS CO.
1935 Dudley
Phone 2-2546
portrait of Julia L. Love. The
portrait will be hung in Love
hall, and the plaque will be at
tached to a wall of that build
ing. Open house will follow the
presentation during which vis
itors will be conducted through
the dormitory. Refreshments
will be served in Love hall fol
lowing the dedication. The
ceremony is open to the public.
The three dormitory units,
now completed, hold 370 wom
en, who at a nominal cost can
enjoy the best of living condi
tions in their home away from
Jiome. The situation was not
always thus, however, for time
was when the women as the
men stil are were forced to
live in University approved
rooming houses beset with the
attendant by-products of lone
liness and poor adjustments to
their changed conditions of
life. It was this situation
which led campus leaders to
agitate for better living condi
tions. 'Til 32, just dreams.
It cost nothing to plan, but
it was not until 1932 that the
dreams of a dormitory system
began to become a reality when
Carrie Belle Raymond was built
to honor a long time instructor
in the fine arts department.
Today three red brick build
ings, characterized by an at
mosphere of charm and dig
nity, stand as a living monu
ment to those who worked for
the better living conditions of
those who Mere to come after
them.
The three residence halls are
the result of years of planning
on the part of University offi
cials. The two new units, Love
and Northeast halls, are simi
lar in floor plan and general
character, but have been plan
ned so that each has an in
dividuality of its own. En
trance to all three units is
through Carrie Belle Raymond.
The units are connected with
each other by glass enclosed
sun porches. Raymond and
Love halls front on 16th street,
and Northeast hall fronts the
enclosed court vard between the
two units.
High costs?
Charges have been made that
the halls charge so much for
board and room and other fees
that there is little difference in
cost between them and other
first class living quarters the
sororities. Each student living
in the dormitory is charged
$152 a semester for board and
room and a social fee of .$1.25
a semester. All classes of stu
dents from freshmen to gradu
ate students mingle and live to
gether in the three units. All
of the residents eat together in
one dining room.
The three units are governed
by a single dormitory council
composed of a group of officers
elected by the residents at largo
and class representatives
elected by the girls in each
class. The council, with the ad
vice of Miss Katherine llendy,
social director, governs the dor
mitories. The council sets up
house rules and helps direct the
work of organizing the new
students each fall.
Has own officers.
Officers of the council are
elected in a general election
each spring, and class repre
sentatives are elected each fall.
The officers of the present
council are Jane Loefflcr, presi
dent; Margaret (lolbraith, vice
president; Marion Berry, secre
tary; Maurine Malster, treas
urer, and Beth Howley, social
chairman.
Expert administration helps
keep the three units running
smoothly. Miss Hendy super
vises a program designed to
eliminate those features of the
old system which made condi
tions so bad. The program
seeks to promote mental and
physical health, encourage
scholarship, develop qualities of
Meals come from well-equipped
kitchenette.
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Eighteenth century Georgian Colonial architecture used in the new memorial hall.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY
LOVE ADDITION TO THE GIRLS DORMITORY
Built by
MASTER BUILDERS
i SOWS
1815 Y STREET
SINCE 1894
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
P. O. BOX 1474
leadership among the residents,
and provide an adequate so
cial life.
Expert Directors.
Miss llendy wa.s formerly as
sistant dormitory councillor at
Stephens college. She prndii--
ated from North Platte high
school. She has attended
Northwestern university. Ste--
phens college and Nebraska
university. She holds two dc
urees from Nebraska.
Miss llortense Allen is in
charge of that all important
phase of living housekeeping
and cook i n k. Miss Allen, a
member of the University fac
ulty, has served in this capac
ity Hi nee the inauguration of
the dormitory system. A high
standard is maintained in both
the preparation of meals and
the execution of housework.
Maid service i provided for
weekly house cleaning, but t he
girls are expected to clean their
own rooms every day.
Telephone service in a wom
an's residence is an important
commodity and for that reason
the dormitories maintain a sys
tem of seven trunk lines, be
sides a University wire and sev
eral long distance telephones
on each floor.