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Carnall Hall Centennial Weekend, Part III
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26--This evening after supper Norm and I took a walk around the oldest part of campus, looking at names on Senior Walk and admiring the many century-old trees that still stand on Old Main's "front lawn" which is also Carnall's front yard. I told him that being able to enjoy this weekend was the best anniversary present possible for me. I recalled the many times I walked back to Carnall at night, after studying in the library or going to a meeting at the Disciples Student Fellowship house, feeling lonely and wondering if I'd ever share this marvelous view with the Man of My Dreams. Well, it took over 40 years, but we finally got to make that walk together! This day also was Norm's birthday and I found him the perfect present at the silent auction for the Carnall Hall Alumnae Scholarship. It's a 12-inch glass block with the letter N etched on it. The folks at Airport Security in Tulsa were dumbfounded--we were the first to ever take an engraved glass block as a carry-on item, apparently. After it was examined and swabbed down, we were allowed to bring it home, where it rests in the north window of the dining room.
The weekend's events included an informal dinner on Friday night. Norm is surrounded by Carnall alumnae from the 1950s in this picture! It's interesting how they lowered the ceilings but carved a space to highlight the tops of the columns that still support the ceiling beams in our former dining room. The floral wall paper is replaced by sedate sage green paint, and the windows are adorned with brown velvet drapes that would make Scarlett O'Hara envious. On Saturday morning a brunch and recognition program was held in this room. The silent and live auctions of donated memorabilia added about $2000 to the scholarship fund, which now stands at around $73,000. The sixth scholarship we alumnae have given was presented to a non-traditional student who will be a senior in the Hospitality and Restaurant Program. Our old study hall is now a classroom for the students in this program. The old TV lounge is now Ella's Restaurant, which features delicious breakfasts and lunches and very upscale formal dinners. The old formal living room, where many a date waited nervously for one of us to descend the staircase, is now a cozy bar, named Lambeth Lounge for the architect who designed the renovation.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26--This evening after supper Norm and I took a walk around the oldest part of campus, looking at names on Senior Walk and admiring the many century-old trees that still stand on Old Main's "front lawn" which is also Carnall's front yard. I told him that being able to enjoy this weekend was the best anniversary present possible for me. I recalled the many times I walked back to Carnall at night, after studying in the library or going to a meeting at the Disciples Student Fellowship house, feeling lonely and wondering if I'd ever share this marvelous view with the Man of My Dreams. Well, it took over 40 years, but we finally got to make that walk together! This day also was Norm's birthday and I found him the perfect present at the silent auction for the Carnall Hall Alumnae Scholarship. It's a 12-inch glass block with the letter N etched on it. The folks at Airport Security in Tulsa were dumbfounded--we were the first to ever take an engraved glass block as a carry-on item, apparently. After it was examined and swabbed down, we were allowed to bring it home, where it rests in the north window of the dining room.
The weekend's events included an informal dinner on Friday night. Norm is surrounded by Carnall alumnae from the 1950s in this picture! It's interesting how they lowered the ceilings but carved a space to highlight the tops of the columns that still support the ceiling beams in our former dining room. The floral wall paper is replaced by sedate sage green paint, and the windows are adorned with brown velvet drapes that would make Scarlett O'Hara envious. On Saturday morning a brunch and recognition program was held in this room. The silent and live auctions of donated memorabilia added about $2000 to the scholarship fund, which now stands at around $73,000. The sixth scholarship we alumnae have given was presented to a non-traditional student who will be a senior in the Hospitality and Restaurant Program. Our old study hall is now a classroom for the students in this program. The old TV lounge is now Ella's Restaurant, which features delicious breakfasts and lunches and very upscale formal dinners. The old formal living room, where many a date waited nervously for one of us to descend the staircase, is now a cozy bar, named Lambeth Lounge for the architect who designed the renovation.
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