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Opened as a house in
1926, Dawes was soon transformed by the events of World War
II. 
The college began to question
the future of its Junior Year in France program when Paris
fell to occupied forces in the early years of the war.
So, Dawes was opened as La Maison Francaise in the autumn
of 1941 as Smith's center for French language and culture.
After the war, the house continued as the French house,
a place where sophomores worked on their fluency before
going abroad for their junior year, and where seniors returned
from theirs. In 1977, the original house was torn down to
accommodate construction of on-campus student apartments,
the Friedman Houses. Dawes House was relocated to its current
location at 8 Bedford Terrace.
 
In Dawes, students are encouraged
to speak French and all house meetings are conducted in French.
The house subscribes to a variety of French magazines and
newspapers. Even house flyers and signs are translated into
French in keeping with the theme.
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