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Dance class lead by instructor Zoe Warren ’50, 1952.
Instructor Zoe Warren ’50 leads a dance class, 1952.
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Theater class, ca. 1952.
Instructors Joan Larkey and Larry Wismer with students in the Orient Theatre.
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Fred Crane teaches a class outdoors, ca. 1950.
Professor Crane taught history at Bard between 1949 and 1978. Pictured: Martin Johnson ('53) first row, far left; Pat Rose first row, second from right; Tom Rondell ('58) second row, far left; Andy Ashlund top row, second from left; John Muntzinger ('52) top row, third from left; Bob Ronder ('53) top row, far right; Dave Hoddeson ('52) at top right corner.
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Laboratory scene, ca. 1950s.
Dr. Theodore Sottery works with students in a chemistry lab. Appointed by B.I. Bell in 1929, Professor Sottery taught until 1963. Identified students are, in foreground, Ed Caroe ’51 and, standing alone in back, Mort Besen ’52.
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Frederick Q. (“Fritz”) Shafer ’37 meets with student Susan Moore ’49, 1949.
Father Shafer taught religion and was chaplain of the College for several decades between 1944 and his retirement in 1989.
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Felix Hirsch teaches a class in the oak grove in front of Stone Row, ca. 1949.
In addition to heading the library, which he did from 1936–1955, Felix Hirsch taught German and European history at Bard. Brandon Grove ’50 is visible in the foreground.
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Art class, ca. 1949.
Students sketch in the art studio, located on the second floor of Orient Hall. Orient was a non-descript building with a long history at the College. Built in 1868 as a temporary structure, it was variously repurposed as a dorm, servants’ quarters, artists’ studios, an art gallery, and a theater. In 1915 it was hoisted into the air so that a central heating plant could be installed in its basement. Orient was destroyed by fire in April 1959, though its foundation now supports the building known as “Old Henderson.” Identified students (all seated) are, second from left, Charlie Marks ’52, third, Joan Williams ’50, fifth, Sam Summers ’51, and, far right, Iris Lipskar ’52.
