Windsor Celebration

Treasure Your Kids When They Are Little. Treasure your kids when they’re little, because they don’t stay that way for long. You'll never regret spending too much time with them.

Thanks to all who came, and to those we missed, until next time!

Thanks so much to all of you who came from far and wide, long ago and our current Windsor Women... what a fantastic day! I hope everyone enjoyed the event and know how tremendously special it was to see each and every one of you!

Dorothy Stratton, the first professional Dean of Women at Purdue, and Helen Schleman, the first Director of Women’s Residence halls, co-authored a book on etiquette entitled Your Best Foot Forward: Social Usage for Young Moderns published by McGraw-Hill in 1955. The book deals with issues of social usage confronting students of the day. It was based directly on 6,200 questions asked by college students on nine campuses from Maine to California. The chapter dealing with “dates” was gleaned from student opinions from 57 different college campuses. To make sure that we also put our “best foot forward” at our brunch, the next few posts will be excerpts from their book!

“Corn on the cob rates high in palatability, low in ease of handling. It is hard enough at best to retain one’s dignity while eating corn on the cob, but it can be done. If the ear is large, break it in half with your fingers so that you can manage the piece with one hand. Butter and salt only a small portion of it at one time, using your life to apply the butter. Then chew softly—oh, very softly.” (60)

In 1947, WRH had an art rental library. The offerings included reproductions of works by Cezanne, Daumier, Van Gogh, Pissaro, and Picasso among others. The art library was set up on a rental basis so that the pictures would eventually pay for themselves, and the money collected was to be used to purchase additions to the collection. The library was available to residents of Shealy, Duhme, and Wood Halls as well as the women living in Cary East and temporary housing at the time. The cost was 10 cents a month or 25 cents for three months.

Picture courtesy http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/

In 1966, Purdue and the Board of Trustees eliminated residence closing hours for sophomore, junior, and senior women students. According to Beverley Stone, “Many Universities could not believe that conservative Purdue University had taken such a drastic step. Numerous phone calls and written inquiries were received from across the country about this liberal policy.

Photo (c) Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

We have added more photos. Be sure to check them out!

Photos from the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

An interesting article explaining the formulation of the WRH crest and motto. (This page is taken from a scrapbook complied by the WRH Club in 1945.)

We have added quite a few photos. Take a look and leave us your comments! Make sure to check back often for additions to the album.

Some of our students got very creative today! Beautiful!

Students at Windsor (Duhme's courtyard entrance) were very creative with the snow! -Beautiful!