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Emerson House is one
of the 10 houses of "the Quad." The complex was
built in stages starting in 1922 when a housing shortage
prevented all students from living on campus. When all the
houses were completed in 1936, William Allen Neilson, then
the president of Smith, pronounced it the "Great Quadrangle."
 Emerson is a 10-minute walk
from academic buildings and 15 minutes from downtown Northampton.
The short path from
the Quad to the center of campus passes the president's
house and offers a view of Paradise Pond and its island.
The living room, located on the first floor, is often used for house parties and faculty-student parties. There is also a study room called the "Mauve Room" where students can find an alternative place to work if their roommate is asleep or when the Neilson Library is closed. There are 61 single rooms and 13 double rooms in the house.
Every fall a unique house
tradition, Emerson's Medieval Banquet, takes place. Each
senior in the house invites a professor
to be her personal guest at a banquet full of singing, dancing,
food and lots of fun. Both students and faculty attend in
medieval garb and enjoy the festivities which the junior,
sophomore and first year students have planned. Emerson House
has a special role in what is one of Smith's best traditions,
Mountain Day. Every fall, the president of the college chooses
a beautiful autumn day to cancel classes, giving students
the opportunity to enjoy the foliage and the weather. No
one knows when Mountain Day will be until the president has
the bells rung early in the morning to signify that classes
are canceled. After the bells finish ringing, Emersonians
blare the "1812 Overture" on their stereos to make
sure the whole Quad is aware of the holiday. A house across
the Quad responds by playing the "Hallelujah Chorus."
During
the summer of 1995, Emerson had the old slate roof replaced
with new Vermont slate. Other renovations to the
house included new bathrooms, new windows, carpet in the
corridors and wiring for CyberSmith. In the fall of 1999,
cable was installed and is available in all rooms.
Emerson House / Kathleen Crowe '99 |
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