Rick Talbot: when I read your mention of "Chamber pots" I laughed out loud--I had the same thought. Three sinks, two toilets and two showers for that entire hallway, Did you find the "Pantry" down the hall? It had facilities to hand wash your clothes, with a slick 1920s drop-down drain board. And a single microwave. . . In my room, the magazine rack in the desk chair back...the desk itself. I loved it's Early 20th Century American ambiance--for my few nights, but for School Year? What surprised me, aside from one young lady at registration happily telling me it was "her" dorm last year, was the lack of any indication students had ever made my room a "Dorm Room" with the hype that modern decor is given in the mail-order catalogs my granddaughter received this year. No sign of holes in the wall for thumbtacked-up pictures, etc. Heck, I remember in the '50s my roommate and I painted our dorm room walls at Hamline because the color was just too neutral. My dorm room at Elmira was an amazing step back in time! Appropriate to thinking of life in Twain's time, No regrets though--I'd go back for a conference there anytime. And I might indeed pack a chamber pot. . . .Bob Stewart In a message dated 9/13/2013 9:49:17 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: I viewed with amazement the lavatory facilities at the "dormitory." I was in the "the other dormitory" and for the life of me I can't recall such plumbing. Others were there with me. Some of us contemplated chamber pots. "Henry? Tracy? Anybody? Do you want to chime in here? Richard Talbot 1531 West Idaho Avenue Falcon Heights, MN 55108-2118 (651) 646-6624 (651) 280 8734 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Twain Forum List Administrator Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 9:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Photo gallery: Supplemental Scenes from the 2013 Elmira Conference Correction: the direct link turned out to be a road to nowhere due to typo. The link below should do the trick.--Kevin B. The direct link to the photo gallery is: http://www.twainweb.net/gifs/Elmira_2013/elmira2013m.html or visit the Twainweb home page at www.twainweb.net Kevin B.