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25-677: [REDACTED] Look up morse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Morse may refer to: People [ edit ] Morse (surname) Morse Goodman (1917-1993), Anglican Bishop of Calgary, Canada Morse Robb (1902–1992), Canadian inventor and entrepreneur Geography [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Cape Morse , Wilkes Land Mount Morse , Churchill Mountains Morse Nunataks Morse Spur , Victoria Land Canada [ edit ] Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 , Saskatchewan Morse, Saskatchewan ,

50-533: A big-screen TV. A quieter atmosphere is found in Ericka's Room , a space filled with comfy couches, a TV, and board games. Ericka's Room memorializes Ericka Bishop, '97, who was killed by a drunk driver just prior to the start of her junior year in Morse. Morse has an adjacent "twin" residential college named " Ezra Stiles " which is architecturally similar and was built at the same time. The two distinct colleges share

75-504: A combined dining hall, over which runs a public walkway to the Payne Whitney Gymnasium . Architecturally, Morse and Stiles differ from their predecessors by having more private space per student, and the lowest ratio of natural light aperture to wall surface of any other colleges. Morse and Stiles have unique architecture that sets them apart from the other colleges and sometimes against each other. The Morse-Stiles rivalry

100-468: A digital media room, exercise facilities, and spaces for dance and aerobics. The space joins Morse with neighboring Ezra Stiles College via an underground courtyard spanned by a pedestrian bridge. The former 11,699 square feet of shared social space in Morse and Stiles swelled to 15,300 after the renovations. Pierson and Davenport, by comparison, together have 14,638. Other completed work at Morse includes an upgrade of all mechanical and electrical facilities,

125-842: A fictional British detective in books by Colin Dexter and a television series Morse , French title for the Swedish horror film Let the Right One In Morse (album) , by the New Zealand musician Alastair Galbraith, 1993 Businesses [ edit ] Morse Diving , an American maker of diving equipment Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company , a defunct American company C.C. Morse & Co., an American supplier of seeds and part of Ferry-Morse Seed Company Morse Theater , Chicago, Illinois, U.S., from 1912 until 1930 Other uses [ edit ] Morse College ,

150-605: A fictional British detective in books by Colin Dexter and a television series Morse , French title for the Swedish horror film Let the Right One In Morse (album) , by the New Zealand musician Alastair Galbraith, 1993 Businesses [ edit ] Morse Diving , an American maker of diving equipment Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company , a defunct American company C.C. Morse & Co., an American supplier of seeds and part of Ferry-Morse Seed Company Morse Theater , Chicago, Illinois, U.S., from 1912 until 1930 Other uses [ edit ] Morse College ,

175-415: A modern attempt to capture the spirit of Gothic architecture, Saarinen eliminated all right angles from the living areas. (Scully called the design an "anti-Masonic satire in brick and mortar." There are, of course, right angles in every window, between the floors and the walls, and the walls and the ceilings.) This resulted, notoriously, in two rooms which had eleven walls, none of which was long enough to put

200-486: A new roof, new windows, updates to meet fire-safety and handicapped-accessibility codes, and air conditioning for public spaces and the Head of College's suite. Student rooms, common rooms, the gallery, game room, and the buttery have also been upgraded to accommodate the goal of Yale's residential college system as a center for social interaction. There has also been a major reconfiguration of the kitchen and servery that expands

225-643: A residential college at Yale University, Connecticut, U.S. Morse High School (disambiguation) USS Morse , a ferryboat used by the Union Navy in the American Civil War Morse station , a rapid transit station in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Morse Auditorium , Boston University, Massachusetts, U.S. Morse House (disambiguation) , various buildings Sea-lion , in heraldry sometimes called morse Morse, an archaic English word for

250-452: A residential college at Yale University, Connecticut, U.S. Morse High School (disambiguation) USS Morse , a ferryboat used by the Union Navy in the American Civil War Morse station , a rapid transit station in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Morse Auditorium , Boston University, Massachusetts, U.S. Morse House (disambiguation) , various buildings Sea-lion , in heraldry sometimes called morse Morse, an archaic English word for

275-429: A town Morse (provincial electoral district) , Saskatchewan China [ edit ] Morse Park , Hong Kong New Zealand [ edit ] Morse River , New Zealand South Georgia Island [ edit ] Morse Point , South Georgia Island United States [ edit ] Morse, Illinois , an unincorporated community Morse, Iowa , an unincorporated community Morse, Louisiana ,

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300-429: A town Morse (provincial electoral district) , Saskatchewan China [ edit ] Morse Park , Hong Kong New Zealand [ edit ] Morse River , New Zealand South Georgia Island [ edit ] Morse Point , South Georgia Island United States [ edit ] Morse, Illinois , an unincorporated community Morse, Iowa , an unincorporated community Morse, Louisiana ,

325-515: A village Morse River (Maine) Morse Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Morse Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota Morse, Texas , an unincorporated community and census-designated place Morse, Wisconsin , a town Morse (community), Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Outer space [ edit ] Morse (crater) , on the Moon 8672 Morse , an asteroid Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Inspector Morse ,

350-464: A village Morse River (Maine) Morse Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Morse Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota Morse, Texas , an unincorporated community and census-designated place Morse, Wisconsin , a town Morse (community), Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Outer space [ edit ] Morse (crater) , on the Moon 8672 Morse , an asteroid Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Inspector Morse ,

375-399: Is decades old. Morse College was entirely renovated during 2009-2010. The top-to-bottom refurbishment updated the facilities of the college to meet growing student needs while preserving the design and style Morse is known for. The centerpiece of the renovation project is its new underground recreational spaces, including a theater, music practice rooms, a weaving studio, a recording studio,

400-734: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages morse [REDACTED] Look up morse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Morse may refer to: People [ edit ] Morse (surname) Morse Goodman (1917-1993), Anglican Bishop of Calgary, Canada Morse Robb (1902–1992), Canadian inventor and entrepreneur Geography [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Cape Morse , Wilkes Land Mount Morse , Churchill Mountains Morse Nunataks Morse Spur , Victoria Land Canada [ edit ] Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 , Saskatchewan Morse, Saskatchewan ,

425-547: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Morse College In his report on the year 1955-56, Yale President A. Whitney Griswold announced his intention to add at least one more residential college to the system Yale had launched only two decades earlier. "We have the colleges so full that community life, discipline, education, even sanitation are suffering," he stated. This news bred wild rumors about four or five new colleges being added to Yale's system. Nothing substantial

450-568: The walrus Morse, an archaic word for walrus ivory Morse chain, a chain drive with inverted teeth See also [ edit ] Morse code , a method of coding messages into long and short beeps, invented by Samuel Morse Morse potential , a model interatomic potential energy function Morse taper , a type of machine taper invented by Stephen A. Morse Morse theory , in mathematics Morse Farm (disambiguation) Morse Field (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Morse Morsi Topics referred to by

475-568: The walrus Morse, an archaic word for walrus ivory Morse chain, a chain drive with inverted teeth See also [ edit ] Morse code , a method of coding messages into long and short beeps, invented by Samuel Morse Morse potential , a model interatomic potential energy function Morse taper , a type of machine taper invented by Stephen A. Morse Morse theory , in mathematics Morse Farm (disambiguation) Morse Field (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Morse Morsi Topics referred to by

500-706: The bed against and still be able to open the door. In a 1959 article in the Yale Daily News , Eero Saarinen discussed his design for Morse, noting "[o]ur primary effort was to create an architecture which would recognize the individual as individual instead of an anonymous integer in a group." However, right angles have been reintroduced into the architecture of Morse College after renovation in 2010. The college provides several amenities to its resident "Morsels." The fourteen-story main tower provides an inspiring view of all of New Haven. The college's common areas include air hockey , pool , ping-pong , foosball , and

525-431: The capacity of the dining halls in both Morse and Stiles. Morse College freshmen are housed exclusively in the historic Durfee Hall , which, built in 1871, is among the oldest buildings on Yale's Old Campus. It is known for its unique housing quarters, 80% of which are singles—the highest percentage of any freshman housing. Durfee Hall has twelve-foot vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, at least two fireplaces per suite, and

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550-455: The growing strain on the older colleges. Mellon's gift of $ 15 million led to the development of Morse and its adjacent college, Ezra Stiles College . Morse College is named after Samuel Morse . Morse College is an eclectic structure built on an odd, angular site with many design features that are reminiscent of Tuscan villages, most notably San Gimignano . The college's original construction consisted almost entirely of single rooms, and in

575-572: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Morse . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morse&oldid=1228391571 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists English-language masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Short description

600-572: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Morse . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morse&oldid=1228391571 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists English-language masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Short description

625-583: Was announced until the spring of 1959 when Eero Saarinen '34 was chosen as the architect, and the Old York Square behind the Graduate School became the designated site. New Haven high schools, Boardman Manual Training School and Hillhouse High School were demolished to make way for the colleges. The Old Dominion Foundation, established by Paul Mellon '29, provided money to build two "radically different" colleges, which would alleviate

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