Laura Scales

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Laura Woolsey Lord Scales (November 13, 1879 – June 12, 1990) was an American educator and college dean. She served as Dean of Students at Smith College in Massachusetts for 22 years (1922-1944).^{[citation needed]}

As Smith College "warden," Scales was in charge of housing students, chaperoning on-campus activities, and arranging guest visits to the College. In addition, Scales chaired the committee of social activities and was a member of the conference committee. Scales was extremely dedicated to improving the campus atmosphere for students, and was also Dean of Women at Carnegie Institute of Technology.^{[citation needed]}

In 1936, Smith College showed their appreciation for all that she had done for the school by naming one of the new dormitories the Laura Scales House. One of the quotes she used throughout her life was that "education was the backbone of living. It makes the world interesting."^{[citation needed]}

Scales died in 1990 at the age of 110, one of the oldest persons in the world at the time.