#dorm party

Menu Monday: This menu is from a party in a dorm room (Princeton's 12 East Witherspoon Hall) from ca. 1885. Although we have seen dorm room party menus before, none have seemed quite so formal as this.

In fact, the student who kept this menu and pasted it in his scrapbook, William Maclay Hall, Class of 1885, also seems to have kept and pasted his place card alongside it:

We were able to determine that Lewis Rodman Wanamaker lived in 12 East Witherspoon Hall. Wanamaker was the heir to the Wanamaker's department store fortune and the son of John Wanamaker. Scrapbook evidence suggests he entertained in his dorm room frequently, and that several invited students kept souvenirs of their time with him.

Scrapbook Collection (AC026), Box 97

Mira takes a quick bathroom break but realizes she’s not alone when she hears a commotion coming from one of the stalls.

Mira: Uh... Are you okay in there?

A young woman staggers out of the stall and stumbles her way over to the sink, ignoring Mira’s question.

Mira: Oh! Jimi. Are you okay?

Jimi: huh? Oh yeh, just couldn’t figure out th stupid door thing ‘r whateverr\]

Find a pastime at your college... most have a gym or pool or other stuff available to students... FOR FREE! Not really free that's where your tuition costs are going but same difference. Anyways here is a small list of stuff to do at most colleges:

Gym

Pool

Litterally just walk around

Pokémon go (colleges are great for this)

Dorm parties

Library

Game room

Clubs

Volunteer

Get a job on campus if you like it there

Do stupid stuff (that's not illegal)

Compliment people and see their reactions (everyone likes compliments and it fun to see how they react)

Go to the free speech areas and see what happening

Some campuses have gardens you can look at and help with