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<\/a>W. Scott Libbey poses with his son W. Scott Jr. in 1911.<\/p><\/div>\n
The fourth Libbey child, son W. Scott Jr., served as a Bates trustee, as did his son, Paul Libbey, who lives in Lewiston and has remained active in the family textile business into his 90s.<\/p>\n
The family\u2019s mausoleum is at Riverside Cemetery near campus.<\/p>\n
Society\u2019s Sake<\/h5>\n
Dedicated in 1909, Libbey Forum created important new space for the college\u2019s three thriving literary societies (Eurosophian, Polymnian, and Piaerian), as well as the YMCA and YWCA.<\/p>\n
In Bates\u2019 early years, the societies dominated extracurricular life and helped to nurture the tradition of debate. By the mid-1900, Libbey was home to the economics, sociology, and anthropology departments, offering classroom space as well.<\/p>\n
Today, Libbey Forum houses the offices of Student Financial Services and the Registrar.<\/p>\n
Train of Thought<\/h5>\n
After announcing his intention to give Bates a building, Libbey traveled widely, studying possible designs.<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s been said that Libbey Forum was intentionally<\/em> designed to resemble a train station, that\u2019s probably apocryphal.<\/p>\nThe design features a low, hipped roof and a Romanesque entrance. It was modern for its time \u2014 very different from other Bates buildings \u2014 yet in keeping with early-1900s buildings having large interior spaces, such as schools and, yes, train stations.<\/p>\n
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