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<\/a>Perhaps in keeping with the spirit of wartime austerity, the same effect is attempted here with fewer tzotchkes.<\/em>1<\/sup>\u00a0 (Older alumni will recall the knotted ropes provided as fire escapes in every room.\u00a0 Reliable tradition suggests that they were also useful non-emergency alternatives to the stairs.)<\/p>\n Northampton School had a rule severely limiting what could be attached to the walls.\u00a0 But the great themes are here, notwithstanding a better sense of order.<\/p>\n True, not every student enters the spirit of excess.\u00a0 Do exceptions prove the rule?\u00a0 In any event, this lovely photograph deserves to be shared.<\/p>\n 109 years after our first photo was taken, it is clear that the Great Traditions are still alive.\u00a0 We should mention that the occupants accomplished this masterpiece on a single Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n 1<\/sup>Yiddish for “clutter and stuff.”\u00a0 It’s a useful word.<\/p>\n Do you have photographs of<\/em> your<\/strong> dorm room that you’d like to share with the Archives?\u00a0 And as always, your comments and questions are encouraged!\u00a0 Please use the form below.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Among the great themes in private school life, dorm room decoration is, perhaps, insufficiently recognized as one of the Great Traditions. But consider the first image below, taken in North Hall in 1903. \u00a0All the elements of modern-day student interior decoration are present.\u00a0 The overall theme might be described as “Eclecticism, and Too Much Of … Continue reading Home, Sweet Home<\/span> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>