Rose Roberta Traurig, class of 1928 Rose Roberta Traurig, class of 1928 Traurig, Rose Roberta interviewee Gillmar, Dian interviewer mixed material 1986-05-20 eng Rose Traurig starts her interview by stating that she has a long story to tell. She describes her family, from Waterbury, Connecticut, and the high value they placed on education. At Brown, Rose's first dorm was Angell House, and she talks about entertaining guests there on weekends. She mentions that while she and her family never distinguished between Jews and Christians, Jewish girls were never invited to the parties held by the men. There were no sororities, but Rose had a tight group of friends: Joan Aschiem (Biel) and Eleanor Post. Joan was the first of the class to marry and her daughter was the class baby. Rose discusses the relationship Dean Margaret Morriss had with the students. She tells a memorable story about having to make up four years of her gym requirement in one semester and talks about the coeducational experience at Brown. Rose majored in Sociology and was employed at Lord and Taylor after graduation until the Great Depression, when she was brought into the family business (Waterbury Title Company) In Part 2, Rose talks about her Spanish class with Professor Johnson. She returns to the subject of her family and says that while they all knew how to enjoy life, her father also taught all of of his children the importance of being charitable. She explains that she doesn't visit the Brown Campus anymore because she doesn't like change. 1928 Rose Roberta Traurig was born May 3, 1905 in Waterbury, CT to William Tobias and Nettie Raydner Traurig, the youngest of seven children. After graduating from Brown in 1928, she worked as a buyer at Lord and Taylor in New York. At the onset of the Great Depression, Rose returned home and worked with her family in the Waterbury Title Company until retirement. Rose Traurig passed away November 30, 1993. 1920s Dormitories Employment Fraternities Great Depression Physical Education Professors Social Life oral histories (literary works)