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...help compensate for the distance to the Square, one entry basement is used as a community recreation center, where ping-pong, pool, and sandwiches substitute for the pinball emporiums near the Yard. In May, the House holds its traditional and always-successful Masquerade Hall, and the Dunster Dunces, an intra-House singing group has appeared widely around the metropolitan area...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dunster Shuns 'Party House' Reputation, Stressing Close Student-Tutor Relations | 4/1/1954 | See Source »

...Dunster is the party House," our leader commented, explaining its remoteness and great House spirit. One of the main reasons for its "communal atmosphere" is the refreshment room downstairs, where members gather at night for sandwiches and ping pong and other fun. In the library, one freshmen, in a read pastel athletic jacket with "Rockets" emblazoned on the back, asked, "How many books in here...

Author: By Edmund H. Harvey, | Title: Key to the Houses | 3/10/1954 | See Source »

...only dimly aware of the machinery of collegiate life, and vaguer even about his own past, Schwinger dwells in a world apart. His personality spills out only in odd stories--his reputation for writing with both hands on the blackboard, his night-owl habits, and his excellence at ping-pong...

Author: By Michael O. Finkelstein, | Title: Far From the Madding Crowd | 11/21/1953 | See Source »

...House dues, which make up 40% of the Dunster budget, are used for the C-entry pool table, ping pong, magazine subscriptions, smokers, and athletic expenses, such as cleaning uniforms, and golf fees...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dunster to Post List of Men Who Owe House Dues | 11/19/1953 | See Source »

Perhaps the ski posters, the ping pong rooms, or the large record collection contribute to the casual atmosphere, but the directors' jovial insistance that the students, themselves, plan all activities is responsible for the enthusiastic response. Twice weekly, there are lectures on topics ranging from economic stresses in Yugoslavia to racial segregation, Morris Mitchell's topic for this Sunday. The Tea Committee attracts the young ladies, proud that the Center's tea is reputed the best in the Northeast, and knowing too that males can be inveigled to help wash the dishes. S.O.M.E. Committee (Scouting, Outing, Meeting, and Eating) organizes...

Author: By Robert A. Fish, | Title: International Students Center | 10/8/1953 | See Source »

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