Dartmouth 250 On Solid Ground

Three women moving into their dorm as Dartmouth goes co-ed in 1972

As GI’s returned from World War II, the college had to scramble to create housing for married couples.

Perhaps to get his bearings in the first days of college, young Clifford Orr, Class 0f 1922, sent a hand-drawn map of campus home to his mother.

When Frederick Baker moved into his freshman dorm in 1934, he had to pay $15.00 for a desk and chair. His account of his first days at Dartmouth show an odd mix of boredom and excitement.

Foley house not only “sunk” women before Dartmouth went co-ed, they also asserted their independence from what they saw as a doomed Greek system. Foley House is now part of the College’s affinity housing system.

Students could customize their rooms. This room in Mass Hall was featured in House Beautiful.