Galen Stone Dormitory & Massachusetts Congregational Cottage

Galen Stone Dormitory and Massachusetts Congregational Cottage. . , Finished in 1927, Galen Stone Hall served as the girls' dormitory. The building also contained the school's infirmary, a guest apartment, and rooms for female teachers and staff. A large central living room on the main floor functioned as a meeting space and social area for the girls. Young men could visit their female classmates in the lounge areas, but only on designated Saturday evenings or Sunday afternoons., The basement contained a beauty parlor, where students would spend part of their Saturdays getting their hair done by classmates., Mass Cottage , Massachusetts Congregational Cottage, or simply "Mass Cottage," is located behind Galen Stone Hall. It faces the post office across the street to your left. It was built in 1950 and modeled after Canary Cottage. The cottage functioned as the 'home' for the school's home economic curriculum. In their senior year, young women took six-week rotations living and running the cottage as they would run a household. They were expected to entertain their peers and maintain the home as a practical display of skills they had been learning for years., [Captions:] , Student Kay Gordon Brandon in her dorm room getting ready for prom in 1962., In some years, it was the custom for roommates to switch every six weeks. IN the early 1960s, however, students stayed with the same roommates for the entire year., Student Barbara Johnson-Randolpf in front of Massachusetts Cottage in 1953., Galen Stone Hall Council in the dorm's lounge in 1957.