A store opened near the Community House. The council organized a volunteer force of six special police officers, deputized by the state and operating under the sheriff of Albemarle County, to enforce traffic regulations and handle any other police problems that may arise on the Hill. For most of the young couples, setting up housekeeping on Copeley Hill has offered an excellent opportunity to experiment on a small scale with home decoration and planning, an experience that should be useful later on when they move on to quarters of their own. Each home reflects its occupants' whims in matters of color and curtains and their skill at turning apple boxes and secondhand lumber into shelves and pieces of furniture. The community store Friendliness is probably the Hill's most prominent characteristic.
People like to entertain, at least as far as their budgets permit, and to visit back and forth.
While their husbands are studying, young wives will drop in next door for a chat or to admire a new baby. On sunny days, groups of mothers gather together all over the Hill just to talk and perhaps sit on the grass and play bridge while the children entertain themselves. And neighborly friendliness is reflected in the general spirit of cooperation and helpfulness among the residents. All in all, Copeley Hill is more than just a temporary place to live. Most of the student families, while they may complain occasionally about certain inconveniences to life there, will admit that they have enjoyed living on the Hill.