The wood clapboard houses of New England had small windows and large fireplaces to help minimize the cold; adobe designs of the Southwest employed extra-thick walls to keep out the heat. In the winter of 1943, a new refrigeration unit was installed in the basement of the Commons to accommodate the large numbers of trainees who would need to be fed during the summer. They believed that students who had used the Commons Dining Center would be accommodated in the newly-renovated Towers Dining Cent...