Each ward in this institution is shaped like a long gallery or hall, with the Dormitories of the patients opening from it on either hand.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
The two looked at him as if he might be an interesting phenomenon, decided he wasn't, and wandered away, back toward the school Dormitories, still arguing.
"Eight Keys to Eden"
Mark Irvin Clifton
To be sure, the Dormitories were not, he believed, in view of the landing, but it wouldn't do to take chances.
"The Crimson Sweater"
Ralph Henry Barbour