At Wellesley College, the carillon housed in Galen Stone Tower was a lovely addition to my day whenever the bells sounded with the alma mater or, even better, a rendition of a contemporary tune (the Sesame Street theme is one favorite). A student organization plays and maintains the 32-bell carillon and they held an open house this past Halloween (featuring the theme song from the Addams Family). The bells for Wellesley’s carillon were made by Cyril Frederick Johnston, an English bell founder. His daughter Jill Johnston has written a biography of his life called “England’s Child, The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells.” (Bonus link: play the virtual Yale Carillon in your web browser; Yale also has a student guild of carillonneurs)