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23-495: Jewett may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Jewett House , a dormitory of Vassar College Jewett, Illinois Jewett, Minnesota Jewett, Missouri Jewett, New York Jewett, Ohio Jewett, Texas Jewett, Wisconsin Jewett City, Connecticut Other uses [ edit ] Jewett (surname) Jewett staging system ,

46-414: A common term, adopted in many languages, especially in intellectual and institutional circles, for the anniversary of the founding ("legal or statutory birth") of an institution, such as an alma mater (college or other school). In ancient Rome, the [dies] Aquilae natalis was the "birthday of the eagle", the anniversary of the official founding of a legion. Anniversaries of nations are usually marked by

69-406: A cost of $ 21 million. Lewis Pilcher of the architectural firm Pilcher and Tachau served as an art professor at Vassar between 1900 and 1911; his firm was responsible for the design of the house. Jewett was built at the north end of the residential quad, northwest of Lathrop House and northeast of Davison House. Later projects saw the erection of Josselyn House (1912) to Jewett's west and

92-493: A pitched copper roof with a low slope, limestone-surrounded entrances, crenellations , and light red brick. According to architectural writers Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly, the tower's presence "created a more monumental and less homelike impression than that of its neighbor, Josselyn" which they speculate may have earned the dorm its nickname, "Pilcher's Crime". Upon opening, the house featured two dining rooms with student rooms arranged along lengthy hallways radiating from

115-415: A quarter" ( de means "from"; quadrans means "quarter"). Thus for the example of 175 years, the term is a quarter century less than the next whole (bi)century or 175 = (−25 + 200). In Latin, it seems that this rule did not apply precisely for 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 . While secundus is Latin for "second", and bis for "twice", these terms are not used such as in sesqui-secundus. Instead sesqui (or ses )

138-551: A system for describing the state of prostate cancer Jewett (automobile) , the name of an automobile manufactured by the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company from 1923 to 1926 Jewett Car Company , an Ohio manufacturer of street cars See also [ edit ] Jewitt Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jewett . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

161-543: A vision for the college, the school did not open until 1865, meaning he never had the chance to oversee its student body. By 2002, Jewett hosted a spectrum of problems, highlighted in Vassar's alumnae/i magazine as including an elevator that simply does not stop at the second floor; balconies you can never reach; a mezzanine-level bathroom for residents of the third-floor tower area, complete with stalls so squeezed that those of all heights bruise their kneecaps when they sit to use

184-431: Is "generally Tudor in spirit", it contrasts with the rest of the dorms on the quad which are Elizabethan in style. Wooden structural support elements are minimal in the house, with the dormitory instead relying on steel and concrete. Instead of using stone for decorative exterior elements including trim and faces, as was common at the time of construction, Pilcher utilized terracotta . Other external features include

207-412: Is a nine-story Tudor -style dormitory on the campus of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York . Built in 1907 to accommodate increasing demand for residential space, the dorm was designed by Vassar art professor Lewis Pilcher of the architectural firm Pilcher and Tachau . Early reviews looked unfavorably upon Jewett, even dubbing it "Pilcher's Crime" and by 2002, a host of issues plagued

230-590: Is used by itself. Many anniversaries have special names. Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home by Emily Post , published in 1922, contained suggestions for wedding anniversary gifts for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, and 75 years. Wedding anniversary gift suggestions for other years were added in later editions and publications; they now comprise what is referred to as the "traditional" list. Generally speaking,

253-481: The Students' Building (1913) to its east. It is the only building on the quad, including Rockefeller Hall , with its main facade facing inward. The dormitory, constructed from brick and stone, consists of a four-story U-shaped main body with a nine-story tower built ostensibly "to help campus water pressure." Construction on the house wrapped up in 1907. Historian Elizabeth A. Daniels notes that while Jewett's design

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276-451: The date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government. There is no definite method for determining the date of establishment of an institution, and it is generally decided within the institution by convention . The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a "jubilee". The Latin phrase dies natalis (literally "birth day") has become

299-495: The English words inch and ounce ) and from 9 ⁄ 12 to 11 ⁄ 12 they were expressed as multiple twelfths less than the next whole unit—i.e. a whole unit less 3 ⁄ 12 , 2 ⁄ 12 or 1 ⁄ 12 respectively. There were also special terms for quarter ( quadrans ), half ( semis ), and three-quarters ( dodrans ). Dodrans is a Latin contraction of de-quadrans which means "a whole unit less

322-456: The Latin word(s) for the respective number of years. When anniversaries relate to fractions of centuries (125, 150, 175, 225, 250, 275 years—i.e. 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.25, 2.5, and 2.75 centuries), the situation is not as simple. Roman fractions were based on a duodecimal system . From 1 ⁄ 12 to 8 ⁄ 12 they were expressed as multiples of twelfths ( uncia "twelfth"; the source of

345-493: The center of the structure. The nine tower floors were only accessible via the ground level, from the dorm's primary entrance hall. An exterior fire escape led down the back of Jewett's tower but was replaced with an interior stairwell during the 2003 renovation. Jewett is co-ed with a capacity of 195 residents. Students of any grade may live in the house, in either single rooms, one-room doubles, one-room triples, two-room doubles, or suites. A college guide compiled in 2003 by

368-399: The college saw a need to further expand the number of dorms available so it approved the creation of a new one. Totaling $ 212,500, construction was paid for using college funds (versus the donor funds that paid for Strong and Davison Houses). The dormitory was known as North Hall upon its opening. However, by 1915, the college's semicentennial , no donor had stepped forward to help fund

391-470: The dorm, leading to a $ 21 million renovation. Up to 195 students of any gender or class year may live in Jewett. The dorm has been purported to be haunted by several different ghosts during its existence. In 1902, Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York , completed Davison House , the fourth dorm in the college's residential quadrangle (quad). Enrollment was limited to 1,000 students by 1905 and

414-455: The dormitory's construction and Vassar president Henry Noble MacCracken renamed the building Milo Jewett House after Milo P. Jewett . Jewett served as Vassar's first president from his election to the office in February 1861 until his departure from the college in spring 1864 after a dispute with the school's founder and namesake, Matthew Vassar . Although Jewett was instrumental in providing

437-414: The facilities; and a stairway tightly wrapped around a nine-story elevator shaft that no longer comes close to meeting fire safety codes. The college developed a master plan in 2000 to improve campus residences and Jewett was elected as the first to undergo renovation. New Haven, Connecticut -based Herbert S. Newman & Partners were selected for the 15-month project which was completed by October 2003 at

460-432: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jewett&oldid=1119200326 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jewett House Jewett House (formally Milo Jewett House and formerly North Hall )

483-413: The longer the period, the more precious or durable the material associated with it. There are variations according to some national traditions. There exist numerous partially overlapping, partially contradictory lists of anniversary gifts (such as wedding stones), separate from the "traditional" names. The concepts of a person's birthday stone and zodiac stone, by contrast, are fixed for life according to

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506-412: The number of years elapsed, expressed with Latin words or Roman numerals . Latin terms for anniversaries are mostly straightforward, particularly those relating to the first thirty years (1–30), or multiples of ten years (30, 40, 50, 60, 70 etc.), or multiples of centuries or millenniums (100, 200, 300, 1000, 2000, 3000, etc.). In these instances, the name of the anniversary is generally derived from

529-592: The staff of the Yale Daily News identified the dorm as one of the two most popular at the college, along with Cushing House . Jewett is allegedly the site of numerous hauntings. An apartment in the dorm's east arm has been purported to be haunted by a Panama suit-clad "gentleman ghost" while claims of a wailing baby's ghost in a disused bathtub in the building have recurred throughout its history. semicentennial Most countries celebrate national anniversaries, typically called national days . These could be

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