Kimball Hall

Kimball Hall. . , Kimball Hall, built in 1927, was the campus dining hall. Students, faculty, and staff gathered to eat their meals here. Students filled the role of waitstaff and served the meals. Diners entered the building through coat rooms corresponding to their side of campus: from the left for the girls and from the right for the boys. Once in the dining hall students sat with whomever they wanted, at long family-style tables. Dr. Brown ate most of her meals in Kimball. She had her own table and would invite faculty and occasionally students to sit with her., [Sidebar:] , Exceptional Food , The Kimball Hall kitchen was on the first floor, directly behind the dining hall. In the basement, there was an apartment for the culinary teacher and classroom space for manual arts (culinary arts). The food on campus was considered exceptional. Palmer alumni remember faculty being in awe of the campus chefs for their exquisite meals., Kimball Hall was a primary gathering space on campus, even beyond mealtimes. Students would often hold pep rallies or impromptu music sessions here, and occasionally performed plays in the space as well., [Captions:] , A campus dairy cow wandering in front of Kimball Hall., It was an annual tradition for graduates to be photographed in a triangle in front of Kimball Hall, representing the school's "Triangle of Achievement": Palmer students' commitment to being Religiously Sincere, Culturally Secure, and Academically Efficient., Students said a prayer before every meal. Griffith Davis Collection.