In this clip from the 1992 Glover Memorial Lecture, Dr. Peter Brancazio describes the issues with trying to play sports on the moon. Dr. Brancazio, a physics professor at Brooklyn College, receives the Glover Award on November 11, 1992 in recognition of his work in the physics of sports.
American painter Leon Golub receives the Arts Award on March 3, 1992 in recognition of his paintings that explore state-sponsored violence. This short clip is from the start of Golub's address.
In this clip from the start of the 1983 Commencement address, Sir Richard Attenborough makes several jokes and refers to his recent film Gandhi. Attenborough, a British actor and director, also receives an honorary degree during Commencement on May 22, 1983.
This post features an album by Dickinson College's Men's Glee Club. The album was released on two discs, each with two sides, for a total of 12 songs. To listen to a specific song, please use the Timestamps sheet below.
George M. Gill wrote the album description, Laurence Radtke was the President of the Glee Club, and Dr. Gilbert Malcolm was the Faculty Advisor. To see the rest of the club's members, click "View Album."
This post features a clip of a speech by Edward O. Wilson, the recipient of the 2000 Joseph Priestley Award. Dickinson College presents this award every academic year in recognition of an individual's contribution to the scientific world. Dr. Wilson won the award for his work in conservation biology.
This post features a speech by Dr. Linus C. Pauling, the recipient of the 1969 Joseph Priestley Award. The award is given out every academic year in recognition of a person's contribution to the scientific world. Dr. Pauling won the award for his work in chemical bonding.
This post features a speech by Edward Teller, the recipient of the 1957 Joseph Priestley Award. The award is given out every academic year in recognition of a person's contribution to the scientific world. Dr. Teller received the award for his work in nuclear physics.
This post features a short video as Dean of Women and English Professor Josephine Brunyate Meredith talks to female students in front of Metzger Hall, a women's dormitory located on North Hanover Street. Dean Meredith, a member of the Class of 1901, was the first Dean of Women and the first woman to be a full professor at Dickinson College.
This post features a video clip of several female students walking out of Metzger Hall. Metzger Hall, a women's dormitory, was located on North Hanover Street.
This post features clips of the construction of Drayer Hall and the Sadler Curtilage at Dickinson Law School in 1952. Drayer Hall, which opened in 1952, was the first dormitory built at Dickinson College exclusively for women. The Baird Biology Building, which is on Morgan Field, is also visible in a short clip at around the 1:20 mark in this video.
View as members from the Thirty-Second College Training (Air Crew) Detachment hold an event on the academic quad in 1943 during World War II. This clip also includes footage of the soldiers marching out of the academic quad and onto West High Street in Carlisle, heading towards downtown.
This post features video clips relating to the construction of the Phi Delta Theta House, now known as the Stuart House, which is located on N. West Street across from East College. It includes a groundbreaking ceremony on May 1, 1931 that features Professor William Weidman Landis (Class of 1891), a member of the fraternity as a student, Dean Hoffman (Class of 1902), J. Freed Martin (Class of 1912), and George B. Elliott (Class of 1931).
This post features video clips from Dickinson College's 1929 Commencement Weekend, including the Alumni parade on West High Street, academic processions for Baccalaureate and Commencement, as well as clips from the first Commencement held inside the Alumni Gymnasium on June 10, 1929 .
This video includes clips of various campus building exteriors at Dickinson College, as well as the interior of Allison United Methodist Church (now Allison Hall) and the college bookstore.
The Dickinson Alumnus magazine produced this film, which includes footage of Fred Pierce Corson's presidential inauguration on May 4, 1935, the 1935 Commencement on June 10, a football game against Gettysburg in fall 1934, different views of campus, the Law School's Trickett Hall, a snowball fight in front of Denny Hall, as well as a train going through snow on West High Street.
This is a clip from Ralph Nader's address at Dickinson College's Public Affairs Symposium on February 7, 1971. In this clip, Nader talks about the importance of the computer in regards to its impact on peoples' lives and the collection of information.
This video includes clips from Dickinson's Homecoming Weekend on November 8, 1958. The first part features footage of Homecoming Queen Joan Spire receiving her honors from Bill Smith, Interfraternity Council President, on Biddle Field. The second part includes clips of various floats and school spirit displays on fraternity houses.
This post features an album by Dickinson College's Men's Glee Club. The album was released on two discs, each with two sides, for a total of 11 songs. To listen to a specific song, please use the Timestamps sheet below.
Phil Anderson wrote the album description, James Mackie was the President of the Glee Club, and English Professor James C. Hinkle was the Faculty Advisor. To see the rest of the club's members, click "View Album."