Newspapers / North Carolina School of … / Feb. 1, 2004, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
the stentorian I ncssm february 2004 3 Lucie Guo Remembering Our Past E veryone knows that the school began as a hos pital, but haven't you ever been curious of the details? Haven't you won dered what your dorm was like a hundred years ago, what the fishtanks looked like, the uses of the underground hill tuimel and the breezeways? Living here, buried under the endless workload, it's easy to forget that we are part of a living legacy, in an institution that altered the face of Durham. It's time to get reacquainted with our own history. Watts Hospital first opened its doors in the winter of 1895 as a cottage hospital, as founded by George Washington Watts, a tobacco magnate and philanthropist. The architecture was of Spanish Eclectic style. Adding to the distinction of the institution was its nursing program administered by Mary Wyche, one of the lead ing nurses in the state at the time. The nurses' home, named after its administrator, later became the Royall Center. At the time, the build ing offered classrooms, dorm rooms, lockers, and a gym. Later in the 1940's when demand for "more nursing facilities was high. Hill House was constructed with funds from federal, state, and county governments in addition to donations from the family of George Watts Hill, a member of the board of trustees. The Hill House provided class rooms, labs, a living room, and more dorm rooms for nurses; a swimming pool was built out side of Hill in 1967 for the nurses' use. Watts Hospital functioned as an acute care To A, B, D, H Blocks Let us all cele brate love of ourselves today. Dr. G Mark Shoun, Thank you for the countless nights you have spent with me, my love. You don't know how much you mean to me. -Your roommate Hootie, We love your smarts. We love your farts. Stacie's mom loves you,too. Love, The flopstas hospital and provided service to the entire community while never having a lock on its entrance door. Walking through the school imagining everything as it used to be a generation ago can be a fascinating expe rience. The medical wards Reynolds were used as wards; beds were lined by the win dows, separated only by cur tains. The maternity wards were in 3rd Bryan and the sec ond and third floors of Watts, which also provided private obstetrics, pediatrics, and nurseries that showcased new Laboratories were located on Ground C and the physics floor. ID offered an X-ray pavilion that later became a pharmacy; 2D provided isola tion wards and surgical inten sive care units. The laundry room on Reynolds used to be part of a polio ward when the His roluc PRESERVAfION SOt'Jl-TY OF DURHAM WATTS HOSPITAL II NO!’.! !! ( .KOUNA SCHOOL OF Sf i! ri; ,4 mathematics •909 liMI.. !'Y (,I.URCE W. WATTS. fU.T i; :) S. r.WLOR OF BOSTON. ARn;: : ' . iiisr MODERN HOSITl.' r.v ; .r . I , i IN 1980 AS I IKS ST/.;i I'i SiDI-.NITAL SCHOOL lO;: S' !i ( !■ ,4 MATH IN U.S. No. 13 HAno LM tnainrm of historic h a This sign hangs near Watts Lobby, an original part of the Hospital. Logan Couce were located in the present-day 4th Bryan, Reynolds 2C and 2E, and 1st and 3rd Beall. The rooms for surgical patients resided in 1C, IE, 2nd Beall, and 2nd Bryan. When the need for beds was overwhelm ing, the breezeways of born infants (these have evolved to be our Fishtanks); labor and delivery rooms were also located on our biology floor. Surgeries were per formed on the chemistry floor and in the Operation Theater, which is our current art studio. disease ran rampant in the 1950's; then it became the emergency room, with the , ambulance entrance by the platform right outside. Ground E was the original morgue until 1954 when it was converted into nurses' lec ture rooms and the outpatient clinics. And the Assembly Hall used to be the kitchen and bakery. The list goes on. As the hospital became the home of Science-and- Math-ers, new facilities including the ETC, PEC, and Hunt dormitory were added while other buildings were taken down, such as the laun dry building that had a steam turbine for generating electric ity. The back portion of the hospital had allowed for a power plant and an area for grazing sheep, whose blood was occasionally used to research certain diseases in laboratories. Durham was also affected by the civil rights movement during the 60's. In the winter of 1960, student leaders followed the example of the Greensboro sit-ins by organizing similar actions at the lunch counters of Woolworth, S.H. Kress, and Walgreen's in downtown Durham. Their efforts were effective; the counters were integrated within two weeks. The Woolworth lunch counter is now displayed on our cam pus. Watts Hospital closed down in 1976. Over its 81 years, it openly served the community and survived through the Depression, World War II, and the heat of the civil rights movement. But accom panying it was the inaugura tion of the new Durham County General Hospital and within four years the opening of the then new School of Science and Math. The stu dents succeeded the hospital. Thus another chapter of histo ry was begim. How could I ever forget that sleep less night we spent together? Gazing into your plum eyes, I was cap tured by your every feature! Oh Fly lab! My heart still pounds at the sound of your name! -Alex Ahearn Fartina, You smell like a lovely flower...that died last year. Sorry, thanks bye. Love, The evil triplets Nancy, Never smile at a crocodile And quit running into ufos But always watch Indiana Jones Thanks for trying to teach me to knit And for putting up with a silly twit For giggling through 2 o'clock I love you dahling and you rockl Moo at the piggie, wrong. -becky The guys in Moose's C Block, Thanks for tolerat ing me and my feminism this year. I'm sorry for any emotional anguish I've caused you. I love all of you! -Rachel 3OS Creamery, JYere /s some fove /o spreaJaround. Co l/ie 308 cficJt. Cfappy T}afenline d)ay 308! Flashback: A Haiku for George W. Bush Thank you presi dent. For making everyone else Look so much smarter. Reynolds 2C, You guys are the best! You've made my sen ior year great! Much love, girls, much love. -Jordan Sam Woolery, To my sweet heart, tr„„^ vnfjf Valentine's Day is as sweet as you Together we will share all things new Color the sky, taste the air 1 never knew someone so fair You dazzled me at the dance But I just lost my chance Tomorrow night will be the night For me to set all things right So at 11:30 be with me And I'll show you how great I can be Forever yours, JJ
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 1, 2004, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75