Word: chapels
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hours pass and despite going late to bed and the throb of stubborn hangovers, hundreds of undergraduates drag themselves to chapel Sunday morning, signing little white cards at the door to prove they've been there to get credit...
Rising high above the main building and disappearing into the overcast sky, the steeple of the school chapel kept silent watch as we parked the car in a small gravel lot protected by the leafless branches of several huge oak trees. The buildings were not large, but they were strong and old and they demanded respect. Stocky chimneys protruded at irregular intervals from the green-blue roofs, and the hard, wood doors were dark and wet from the rain...
...formed a long rectangle, which was set in the middle of a great field. About half a mile to the right the calm edge of the Atlantic Ocean rubbed against a thin strip of sand. The grass was strangely green, despite the season. On the far side of the chapel the vague outlines of athletic fields were etched into the ground, and in the distance, to the left of the science building, stood the tiny observatory, a traditional sanctuary for lovers, or so we had been told...
Upon the urging of our host, we walked across a small stone courtyard to the chapel, leaving him to "Manifest Destiny and the American West." We found a winding staircase which led to a narrow balcony to the rear of the chilly room. Outside, the clouds had parted a bit and the sun brought several of the stained-glass New Testament parables to life. The smooth white marble railing we leaned against was cold and damp. For such a small place, it seemed capable of a magnificent silence...
...plan calls for the Devon boys to find a scapegoat on whom they can vent their frustration. They are goaded by the editor of the school paper, whose murky motive seems to be a belief that the U.S. needs a good purging. Someone breaks a new window in the chapel; four athletes corner a suspect and, while trying to force a confession out of him, bring on his death. A teacher then meditates on "that monster war-sending last thin death waves still reverberating around the world, even here to this little rural corner...