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Encyclopedia > Balch Hall
Balch as seen from the front

Balch Hall, or more accurately Balch Halls, is the only all-female dormitory at Cornell University. Technically, Balch Hall consists of four eighty-student halls, hence the more accurate name "Balch Halls", which has fallen out of use. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1023x310, 403 KB) Summary I, User:Xtreambar, created this image and release all copywrites and restrictions worldwide. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1023x310, 403 KB) Summary I, User:Xtreambar, created this image and release all copywrites and restrictions worldwide. ... A typical American college dorm room Another typical not-so-clean college dorm room Watterson Towers, Illinois State University Potomac Hall, second-largest dormitory at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ... Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ...


History

A stairway in the Balch courtyard
A stairway in the Balch courtyard

In 1920, Cornell founded a committee to research the feasibility of constructing a new women's dormitory to meet the needs of the growing community. In 1922, Frederick Ackerpan submitted a basic plot for the construction of a dormitory on North Campus and, with approval of the University's Architectural Advisory Board, began seeking donors with the promise that Cornell would pay for up to half of the building's construction. In 1928, the University accepted the $1,650,000 donation of Allen C. Balch '1889 and Janet Balch, a graduate student from 1886-88. When Balch opened in September, 1929, it became the third female residential college at Cornell, after Sage College and Risley Hall. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 174 KB)Photograph taken by User:Xtreambar File links The following pages link to this file: Cornell University ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 174 KB)Photograph taken by User:Xtreambar File links The following pages link to this file: Cornell University ... A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university. ... Sage Residential College, Sage College for Women, Sage College, or just Sage was the first womens residential college at Cornell University. ... The Risley Coat of Arms Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Hall, Risley Residential College, or just Risley, is a themed residence hall at Cornell University. ...


To this day, as the Balches requested, the dormitory has remained an all-female dormitory, the last of its kind remaining at Cornell.


Facilities

On North Campus, Balch stands out for its majestic English Renaisance style. Originally, each of the four halls were decorated differently in "Early American, Georgian, English Jacobean, and modern Grammercy Park" (Cornell Alumni News, 10/3/29). At the end of Spring 2000 semester, the dining hall was closed and has been converted into a student center, cafe, and lecture hall known as the Carol Tatkon Center.[1] The dorm rooms are unique in that each has its own working sink. Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic Revival was an architectural movement which originated in mid-18th century England. ...


Trivia

Balch Hall (or a model of it) was used in the film Love Potion No. 9 when Paul, the male lead character, uses the potion to take advantage of the all female dormitory. This section of the film shows lights in different rooms turning on and off to the sounds of Beethoven's 5th Symphony as he "visits" the different women. Paul is quickly arrested for this disturbance. This article is about the movie. ... The coversheet to Beethovens 5th Symphony. ...

Cornell University

Academics Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ... Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ...

Undergraduate Colleges and Schools
Agriculture and Life SciencesArchitecture, Art, and PlanningArts and SciencesEngineeringHotel AdministrationHuman EcologyIndustrial and Labor Relations The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (abbreviated to CALS or Ag School) at Cornell University is a contract college of New York and is considered by many to be the top school of agriculture-related sciences in the world. ... The College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University was established in 1871 as the School of Architecture, offering the first four-year course of study in architecture in the United States. ... College of Arts & Sciences logo Cornell Universitys College of Arts and Sciences (A&S or CAS) has been part of the university since its founding, although its name has changed over time. ... The College of Engineering is a division of Cornell University that was founded in 1870 as the Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts. ... Entrance to the School of Hotel Administration The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University is a school for hospitality management founded in 1922 as the first four-year school devoted to the field and it is the only such school in the Ivy League. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell University was established in 1944 (first students admitted 1945) as the worlds first school for college-level study in industrial and labor relations. ...


Graduate/Professional Colleges and Schools
GraduateLawBusinessMedical:NYCMedical:QatarMedical SciencesVeterinary The Graduate School is a graduate school at Cornell University; it confers most professional and research masters degree and doctoral degrees in various fields of study for the university. ... Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University. ... The S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, also referred as the Johnson School, is located at Cornell University. ... The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University (abbreviated to Weill Cornell) is the medical school and biomedical research unit of Cornell University. ... Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ... Weill Medical Center The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WGSMS) is a graduate college of Cornell University that was founded in 1952 as an academic partnership between two major medical institutions in New York City: the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Sloan-Kettering Institute. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Athletics The Cornell Big Red is the name of the sports teams, and other competitive teams, at Cornell University. ...

Ivy LeagueBarton HallLynah RinkSchoellkopf FieldHoy FieldNewman ArenaGive My Regards to Davy • Harvard Hockey Rivalry For the record label, see Ivy League Records. ... Barton Hall is an on-campus field house on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ... Lynah Rink is a 3,836-seat hockey arena at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, that opened in 1957. ... Cornellians cheer on the Big Red in 1919 Schoellkopf Field is a 25,597-capacity stadium at Cornell University that opened in 1915 and is used for the Big Red football, lacrosse and field hockey teams. ... David F. Hoy Field, usually referred to simply as Hoy Field, is a baseball field at Cornell University where the Big Reds baseball team plays. ... Newman Arena is a 4,473-seat multi-purpose arena at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ... Give My Regards to Davy is frequently sung at Cornell hockey games. ... Cornell-Harvard game in Bright, 2005 The Cornell-Harvard Hockey Game or The Game is a mens hockey sports rivalry between Cornell University and Harvard University dating back to 1910. ...

Campus Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ...

West CampusNorth CampusSage HallWillard Straight HallLibrariesArt MuseumTheory Center • Synchrotron • PressPlantationsArboretumOrnithology LabDairy BarArecibo Observatory • Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory • Charles F. Berman FieldFood and Brand LabBoyce Thompson Institute West Campus is a residential section of Cornell Universitys Ithaca, New York campus. ... North Campus is a residential section of Cornell Universitys Ithaca, New York campus. ... Sage Residential College, Sage College for Women, Sage College, or just Sage was the first womens residential college at Cornell University. ... Williad Straight Hall is the student union building on the central campus of Cornell University. ... The Cornell University Library, the library system of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, which is composed of 20 individual libraries, is one of the largest research libraries in the United States. ... The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is located near the Cornell University Arts quad in Ithaca, New York. ... Located at Cornell University, the Cornell Theory Center (CTC) is one of four supercomputing centers funded by the US National Science Foundation. ... Hans Bethe and Boyce McDaniel circle the Synchrotron on bikes The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) is a high-intensity high-energy X-ray light source supported by the National Science Foundation and located in Wilson Lab on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY. The lab provides synchrotron... Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ... The Cornell Plantations (200 acres) are botanical gardens, including the F.R. Newman Arboretum, located adjacent to the Cornell University campus, Ithaca, New York. ... F.R. Newman Arboretum (150 acres) is an arboretum within the Cornell Plantations, which are botanical gardens located adjacent to the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. ... The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a laboratory dedicated to research in the field of ornithology at Cornell University. ... The Cornell Dairy is about a 25 minute drive from campus and is home to over 900 milk producing cows. ... The Arecibo Observatory is located approximately 9 miles south-southwest from Arecibo, Puerto Rico (near the extreme southwestern corner of Arecibo pueblo). ... The Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory is located atop Mount Pleasant near the Cornell University in Ithaca, New York (USA). ... Charles F. Berman Field is a multi-use stadium in Ithaca, New York on the campus of Cornell University. ... Food and Brand Lab The Food and Brand Lab is a non-profit research facility at Cornell University which focuses on why people buy and eat the foods they do in they quantities they do. ... The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research is an renown research and education organization currently located on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ...

Cornelliana This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

University HistoryCornelliansSlope DayDragon DayChimesSongsFar Above Cayuga's Waters Statue of A.D. White on the Arts Quadrangle The history of Cornell University begins with the convergence of its two founders in the New York State Senate in January 1864. ... Cornellians are persons affiliated with Cornell University, commonly including alumni, current and former faculty members, students, and others. ... A view of Libe Slope during Slope Day Slope Day is an annual day of celebration held at Cornell University during the last day of regular undergraduate classes. ... Dragon Day is an annual event at Cornell similar to Mardi Gras that occurs, traditionally, on the Thursday before St Patricks Day. ... The Cornell Chimes have been located at the central campus of Cornell University, marking the hours and chiming concerts, since the original set of nine bells first rang at the University’s opening ceremonies October 7, 1868. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... View of Cayuga Lake. ...

Student Life Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ...

Cornell Daily SunCornell ReviewCornell AmericanCornell ModeratorTurn LeftCornell International Law JournalFraternities and SororitiesGlee ClubCayuga's WaitersChordialsHangoversHotel Ezra CornellMarching BandQuill and DaggerRisley TheaterSavoyardsWVBR The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent daily newspaper published in Ithaca, New York by students at Cornell University. ... The Cornell Review is a conservative newspaper published by students of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ... The Cornell American is an often-controversial independent student-run conservative monthly opinion newspaper at Cornell University, originally founded in 1992. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Cornell International Law Journal is one of the oldest international law journals in the United States; it was founded in 1967 by members of the Cornell Society of International Law at Cornell Law School and is published three times a year and hosts a symposium every spring in Ithaca... Cornell University currently hosts 39 fraternities, 12 sororities, and 16 multi-cultural Greek-letter associations. ... The Cornell University Glee Club (CUGC) is the oldest student organization at Cornell University, having been organized shortly after the first students arrived on campus in 1868. ... Cayugas Waiters is the oldest all-male a cappella group at Cornell University. ... The Chordials is a co-ed a cappella group at Cornell University which performs a mix of rock, soul, R&B, and pop music. ... Statue of Ezra Cornell on the Arts Quadrangle at Cornell University, put to use to publicize for Happy Hour. ... // HEC stands for Hotel Ezra Cornell, which is an annual weekend-long educational conference put on by the students of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration for leaders of the hospitality industry. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Risley Hall. ... The Cornell Savoyards is a performing arts association loosely affiliated with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ... WVBR-FM is a radio station that broadcasts to Ithaca, New York, and surrounding areas. ...


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Balch Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (271 words)
Balch Hall, or more accurately Balch Halls, is the only all-female dormitory at Cornell University.
In 1928, the University accepted the $1,650,000 donation of Allen C. Balch '89 and Janet Balch, a graduate student from 1886-88.
When Balch opened in September, 1929, it became the third female residential college at Cornell, after Sage College and Risley Hall.
Cornell University - encyclopedia article about Cornell University. (4645 words)
The first building, Morrill Hall, was erected in 1868, although Cascadilla Hall, a dormitory purchased some years later, is slightly older.
Other notable buildings: Willard Straight Hall, one of the earliest student unions; Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, the largest academic building in the eastern United States; Duffield Hall, one of the world's most advanced nanotechnology facilities; and the Statler Hotel, adjacent to and associated with the School of Hotel Administration.
Balch Hall is a women-only dormitory on North Campus
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