Word: mem
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court, ruling that freedom of the press and religion had been abridged, today tossed out Texas court convictions of two mem- bers of the Jehovah Witnesses religious sects on charges of distributing literature in violation of city ordinances...
...what will probably be the last chance for many Freshmen to unite in a class gathering, members of 1946 tonight will hold an informal dance in Mem Hall at 8 o'clock with music to be supplied by Artio Ross and his orchestra...
...present state of College life, be considerably toned down from last year's riotous Freshman weekend. Since, the University did not approve the idea until yesterday, concrete plans for the dance have not yet been made except for a general outline. The locale of the event will probably be Mem Hall, or, if this spot is not available, the Indoor Athletic Building...
...years that followed truly brought glory to Mem Hall. Those were the times when she fed one thousand students daily under the vaulted arches of her nave. Hardly a meal passed without some outburst of excitement. Bloody fights among the colored waiters, Class wars, and demonstrations against the constant stream of sightseers who thronged the galleries to "watch the animals eat" served to hallow the bust-lined walls. Many were the wild tales that passed about of stray dogs which disappeared into her kitchens never again to see the light...
...Mem Hall is now a relic neither loved nor hated by the students. Its fantastic Gothic architecture, combining a red and blue slate roof with a monstrous green clock tower, no longer appeals to the aesthetic taste of the twentieth century. To the unsuspecting freshman it looms up on his first day as an artistic nightmare. Since the commons was discontinued in 1924, the tremendous nave is used only for registration, examinations, and Commencement. At these times the few remaining busts may be seen unreverently adorned with hats of modern style. Many debate the feasibility of junking the collossal structure...