Yes!!! although I think we were allowed to wear underwear! So bizarre! Then a year later, all those rules were gone (and I think the photos were gone as well.
In fall of 1968 I went to a small college in Tennessee and became friends with a blind male. I became a "reader" for him, which I had to do in the "couples lounge" in my dorm because neither he nor I could visit in our dorm rooms. by 1969/70 they had allowed girls and guys to go to the dorm rooms. Much better to read his textbooks, and oversee his papers (he had to type them in print). One time we were laying side by side (fully dressed) as I read to him. We went to sleep (boring TEXT). When we woke up I said "You know we just slept together!" We both laughed. Another time in the couples lounge I was reading the "Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" to him. Another couple were kissing across the room. His head was in my lap and I was not sure he had not gone to sleep. So I stopped at an exciting place to see if he would notice. The other couple said "Don't Stop!" I answered "Do you want me to read louder?" "Yes!" and so did my friend. So I did!
Oh, that is a wonderful story! We had what was called Dating Parlors, which were also study rooms, but you had to sign up (and keep the door open with wastebasket) and there was a stampede every night after dinner across the quad to get there to sign up!
I loved this! In 1967, when I started Nursing School, we were the first to have a male in our class. He didn’t live in the dorm with us. We also had to sign out (and where we were going) and back in. Our weekend curfew was 1am. We met by the hospital, a security guard took attendance and walked us over to the school. The attendance wasn’t always quite correct. My room was the one that had the stones tinkling at the window, to open the door. Men weren’t allowed in our rooms even maintenance men had to be announced when they came up to fix something. It all worked out. Oh, thanks for the memories!
Wow, the 1967 Oberlin rules for women were the same as those my mom (class of '52) encountered. Did they make you pose for nude "health" photos too?
Yes!!! although I think we were allowed to wear underwear! So bizarre! Then a year later, all those rules were gone (and I think the photos were gone as well.
In fall of 1968 I went to a small college in Tennessee and became friends with a blind male. I became a "reader" for him, which I had to do in the "couples lounge" in my dorm because neither he nor I could visit in our dorm rooms. by 1969/70 they had allowed girls and guys to go to the dorm rooms. Much better to read his textbooks, and oversee his papers (he had to type them in print). One time we were laying side by side (fully dressed) as I read to him. We went to sleep (boring TEXT). When we woke up I said "You know we just slept together!" We both laughed. Another time in the couples lounge I was reading the "Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" to him. Another couple were kissing across the room. His head was in my lap and I was not sure he had not gone to sleep. So I stopped at an exciting place to see if he would notice. The other couple said "Don't Stop!" I answered "Do you want me to read louder?" "Yes!" and so did my friend. So I did!
Oh, that is a wonderful story! We had what was called Dating Parlors, which were also study rooms, but you had to sign up (and keep the door open with wastebasket) and there was a stampede every night after dinner across the quad to get there to sign up!
I loved this! In 1967, when I started Nursing School, we were the first to have a male in our class. He didn’t live in the dorm with us. We also had to sign out (and where we were going) and back in. Our weekend curfew was 1am. We met by the hospital, a security guard took attendance and walked us over to the school. The attendance wasn’t always quite correct. My room was the one that had the stones tinkling at the window, to open the door. Men weren’t allowed in our rooms even maintenance men had to be announced when they came up to fix something. It all worked out. Oh, thanks for the memories!