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Mid-Winter Ball


Dickinsonian, January 11, 1940

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The Social Committee announces that the Alex Bartha Orchestra will provide entertainment at the second annual Mid-Winter Ball. Belles Lettres and the Union Philosophical Society announce an inter-society debate, with the goal of rejuvenating the societies' age-old rivalry.

Dickinsonian, February 15, 1940

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W. Albert Strong and Bernard Gingrich (both '40) are elected to join Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary fraternity. Mary Lou Kirkpatrick is elected Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. The College Orchestra's string quartet presents a two-song program at chapel. The Dickinsonian column "...

Dickinsonian, February 29, 1940

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Over 300 people, mostly alumni, attend the Mid-Winter Ball, which ultimately makes a profit of $16.98. Alpha Sigma Gamma, an honorary journalistic society, elects nine Dickinsonians as members. The owner of the horse that was the subject of a student prank some two months earlier demands $200...

Dickinsonian, February 13, 1941

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Dr. Fred P. Corson is elected President of the Association of College Presidents of Pennsylvania. Marion Van Auken is selected as the Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. The new James W. Bosler Library nears completion. The Basketball Team beats Drexel. Alum of the Carlisle Indian School and former...

Dickinsonian, February 12, 1942

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Three new members elected to Phi Beta Kappa. The semester begins with one new member to the faculty and one to the administration. Changes made to the structure of the Army to enable easier mobility through the ranks. Dickinson Law School changes the structure of its semesters to enable students...

Dickinsonian, February 19, 1942

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The theme for the Mid-Winter Ball will be George Washington's birthday. Eight new members initiated into Phi Delta Theta. Five professors were among the 107 people that registered for the Armed Forces at Dickinson's third registration day. Kappa Sigma initiates five new members as Phi Mu...

Dickinsonian, February 26, 1942

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Lambda Sigma Pi elects eight new members. Union Philosophical Society to discuss "war aims" in their next meeting. A Student Opinion Surveys of America poll reveals that three of every five women are volunteering with civilian defense activities, but less than three of ten men, not already in...

Dickinsonian, January 14, 1943

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Janet Respess is elected Mid-Winter Ball Queen. First January commencement ceremonies in Dickinson history to be held for wartime fast-track students. Stanley Wilson is elected president of Student Senate. Program of partial credit for partial semester completion adopted for those called to...

Dickinsonian, March 21, 1946

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Dorothy Nagle is crowned Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. Renovations to occur across campus. Dickinson Law School opens to veterans. Little Theater to present play in March. Choral Club to make several appearances off-campus.

Dickinsonian, January 17, 1947

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March of Dimes begins. Fred Wilson is elected Student Senate chairman. William Lonsdale Taylor becomes head of political science department. Virginia Rickenbach elected Mid-Winter Ball queen.

Dickinsonian, February 6, 1948

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The Campus Chest drive opens with the goal of raising $3,000 to be distributed to six organizations. Seven students, including one woman, are elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary fraternity. A survey of the African-American community in Carlisle shows as a whole they lack access to adequate...

Dickinsonian, February 4, 1949

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Eleven coeds named to Mid-Winter Ball court; Sam Donohue to play. Chemistry Department hosted American Chemical Society, where they toured local businesses and campus. Frye and Ravel to kick-off spring semester cultural programs. Professor Maurino earns doctorate in Romance Languages from...

Dickinsonian, February 11, 1949

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Little Theater spring production, Othello, roles announced. Junior Lois Barnard is named queen of Mid-Winter Ball. Dean Russell Thompson addresses confusion over new grading system.

Dickinsonian, January 7, 1950

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Boyd Lee Spahr, former President of the College and then-President of the Board of Trustees, donates funds to build a cupola atop South College. Track star Gil Dodds visits campus and speaks on his experiences. The Bridge Club is invited to compete against 300 other colleges in the National...

Dickinsonian, February 3, 1950

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Reverends Miles DePagter and Alson J. Smith, as well as Professors Earl H. Furgeson and William R. Barnhart, are announced as the primary speakers during Religion in Life Week, scheduled for February 12 through the 16th. Bob Barron and his orchestra, "America's Favorite College Band," are hired...

Dickinsonian, February 10, 1950

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Harriet Lane '53 is elected Mid-Winter Ball Queen; Mary Ellen Dykstra '52 is elected Maid of Honor. Religion In Life week is set to open on Sunday, February 12 with an address from key-note speaker Rev. Miles DePagter. The Mermaid Players announce the commencement of production for a performance...

Dickinsonian, February 9, 1951

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Article discussing the schedule of events for Religion-in-Life Week. Article remembering the life of Professor Mulford Stough after his recent death. Details of the Mid-Winter Ball where the Queen will be crowned. Dickinson swimmers beat Gettysburg College, but lose to Georgetown University....

Dickinsonian, February 16, 1951

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The Dickinson Follies announce the cast for the production of "Fly by Night." Ann Prescott crowned the Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. Dickinson Basketball team defeats Johns Hopkins. Dickinson College and Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio, make plans for a joint course of study.

Dickinsonian, January 18, 1952

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Mid-Winter Ball is planned. Dickinsonian elects new editors. Phi Psi wins interfraternity volleyball.

Dickinsonian, February 6, 1953

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"This I Believe" is the theme for the upcoming Religion-in-Life Week. Outline of the eleven women vying for the Mid-Winter Ball crown. Chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Dr. Rohrbaugh on leave for a year beginning this term. The Little Theater casts parts for the new play, "...

Dickinsonian, February 13, 1953

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The Supreme Court Judge of Delaware, Associate Justice James S. Tunnell, Jr., to deliver talk for an upcoming Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture. Visiting Religion professor, Dr. Clyde Wildman to deliver talk on "The Developing Bible," sponsored by the Student Christian Association. The Queen of Hearts to...

Dickinsonian, February 20, 1953

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Dickinson College students have named Louis Fischer an honorary member of their Belles Lettres Literary Society. Sally Husted is crowned the Queen of Hearts at the Mid-Winter Ball. The great Irish-English novelist, Elizabeth Bowen to address the upcoming chapel meeting. United States Senator J....

Dickinsonian, February 12, 1954

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Mermaid Players plan spring production of "The Cardiff Giant", first time in MP history that faculty members will appear alongside students in a stage production. MPs also present production of Antigone. President of Vassar College Dr. Sarah Gibson Blanding to speak during Women's Day events....

Dickinsonian, December 14, 1955

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Holiday Issue. Ogden Nash to appear on campus. The Ford Foundation donates over $400,000 to the college to help raise teachers' salaries. Sauter-Finegan Orchestra to play Mid-Winter Ball. The Board of Trustees speaks on Social Rule revision and leaves policy enforcement to President Edel.

Dickinsonian, February 8, 1957

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Dr. J.S. Leslie, a chaplain at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Wellesley University, is chosen to lead the Danforth Experiment outlined by Dickinson College's Danforth Foundation. Duke Ellington and his jazz orchestra play at the Mid-Winter Ball. The Editor-in-...

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