Re: protection of valuables in the dorms. I stayed in a dorm for 2 years (long time ago) and our 'security' was built in to our room-and-board cost. Our security consisted of locked entrances after 10 pm, dorm proctors and our 'mom and pop''s quarters were adjacent to the main entrance. The proctors knew everyone, and they did not allow non-residents in the building unless they knew who they were. Common sense prevailed almost everywhere, and we always kept the room doors locked. This was before cell phones, and only a handful of our dorm residents had cars. Also the Dean of Men had rules such as - no visitors after 9 pm and no loud noises. He actually made surprise visits to the floors and rooms about twice a week.rotor wrote:Never having lived in a college dorm (always too poor) I wonder how these students now manage to secure their other personal items like their cash, car keys, etc.
..I must also add, it didn't cost anyone anything, to lean our baseball bat against a wall near the room door...