December at Hopkins is certainly a busy time for all--it brings the end of the fall semester, and of course, final exams for students. Despite the busy weeks, the campus was still hit by the holiday spirit, ushered in by the fifth annual Lighting of the Quads at Homewood and JHU Museums' holiday decorations. As the progress in Gilman Hall becomes more and more apparent, we're looking forward to ringing in the new year--and decade--with another wonderful semester at Hopkins and the return of the historic landmark building later in the year.
LIGHTING OF THE QUADS
This annual tradition was postponed at the start of the month due to inclement weather, but was re-scheduled to land on the last day of classes for the Fall semester, Monday, December 7th. Students welcomed the study break and celebrated the 5th annual Lighting of the Quad at the steps of the MSE library.
GILMAN HALL RENOVATION CONTINUES
As the massive renovation of Gilman Hall enters its final nine months, many of its historic glass treasures have returned with a pristine sparkle and luster.
The Hutzler Undergraduate Reading Room’s 19 stained glass windows and Memorial Hall’s four steel-sash picture windows that feature stained glass were recently reinstalled in their bays after almost a year’s worth of restoration work. Worcester Eisenbrandt, a local restoration firm that oversaw the project, mended wood and metal frames, sealed cracks, reglazed the windows and re-created lost or damaged art.
Read and see the latest on the transformation of Gilman Hall, including photographs of hundreds of glass panels installed in the skylight that will top Gilman’s new atrium space.
MOUSETRAPS AND RUBBER BANDS
The assignment: deliver a one-and-a-half-inch weighted plastic ball to a specific point on a three-dimensional course. The twist: the ball must be delivered by a car built using balsa wood, a foam core, and powered by no more than two mousetraps and six rubber bands. The course: Freshman Experiences in Mechanical Engineering.
At stake for the winners in the five-round, single-elimination tournament called Plant Your Flag was “the adoration and green-eyed envy of their peers for their remaining three years,” said course instructor Lester Su, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. “For the rest, so will begin the Sisyphean struggle to extricate oneself from a morass of ignominy. Fun times." Check out the JHU Gazette article for further details.
In celebration of holidays past, the Johns Hopkins University Museums will showcase the sights and sounds of the season with lavishly decorated period rooms, artfully
Catherine Rogers Arthur, director and curator of Homewood Museum, said that the landmark inspiration for the Homewood campus will once again feature decorations by the Homeland Garden Club throughout the museum’s 11 period rooms. The decorations will be in keeping with the early-19th-century time period, when the Carroll family lived there.
Arthur said that the holidays provide an opportunity to see Homewood in a new and different way. “The house and the 19th century come alive with the magical effect of music and decorations—the most beautiful time of year for a most beautiful house.”
WE THANK YOU
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