Entries drawn from the college history timeline
A dinner for pre-medical students was held in Morgan Hall in co-operation with the Mohler Scientific Club. The dinner included speakers from the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a screening of the film Monganga.
The College celebrates Founders' Day with a convocation address, a grave-decorating ceremony, an open discussion on the works of Ernest Hemingway, and a panel discussion titled "The Role of America in International Affairs."
Dr. Oscar Cargill, chairman of the English department at New York University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, gave an informal lecture in Memorial Hall on "Ernest Hemingway's Small Circle" on April 30, 1959. Cargill's lecture was part of the Founder's Day Program.
U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania Hugh Scott, former chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1948-49, addressed the College as part of its 1959 Commencement exercises. Senator Scott also received an honorary degree from the College.
Alistaire Cooke delivered a lecture on British-U.S. relations called "Pleasure and Pains of Anglo-American Understanding" in Bosler Hall as part of the second Cultural Affair event of the semester.
Over thirty students attended the annual Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership conference in Memorial Hall, where four faculty members discussed different aspects of leadership. Professor Robert Andrews spoke on "The Sources of Authority in Leadership," Professor Dr. Horace Rogers spoke on "The...
Rev. George H. Spells, the African American reverend from the White Hill Institution, discussed racial issues to interested students of the Christian Association in Memorial Hall. Another meeting was scheduled for April 24, 1960 to discuss these issues further.
Wilbur Marion Brucker, Governor of Michigan from 1931-33 and Secretary of the Army from 1955-61, addressed the College as part of its 1960 Commencement exercises. Secretary Brucker also received an honorary degree from the College.
Charles Klein, both the youngest and longest-serving judge in Philadelphia history, addressed the College as part of its 1961 Commencement exercises. Judge Klein also received an honorary degree from the College.
John W. McConnell, Dean of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, addressed the College as part of its 1962 Commencement exercises.
Stewart Lee Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior from 1961-69, addressed the College as part of its 1963 Commencement exercises. Mr. Udall also received an honorary degree from the College.
Charles Douglas Jackson, publisher, speechwriter, White House manager, employee of the Office of Strategic Services, and Special Assistant to President Eisenhower, addressed the College as part of its 1964 Commencement exercises. Mr. Jackson also received an honorary degree from the College.
James Farmer, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) discussed the role of the organization in Bosler Hall. Farmer, a pioneer in developing nonviolent, direct action for race relations, led the original Freedom Ride on May 4, 1961 in Washington D.C. and helped organize...
Walter C. Michels, a prominent physicist from Bryn Mawr College, received the Glover Medal and delivered a lecture in the main room of the Tome Science Building at 8:30 p.m. The title of his lecture was An Experimenter's View of Special Relativity.
Charles Abrams, visiting professor at MIT, wrapped up a series of six major lectures of the Public Affairs Symposium with a speech on "Prospects and Possibilities of Urban America". This subject of the symposium was "Urbanization and American Society". Other lectures included "Urban Sources of...
Commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth, a celebration featuring a panel discussion, celebratory luncheon, and book exhibition in Bosler library culminated with an address on "Patterns in the Divine Comedy" by Dr. Gino Rizzo, professor of Italian language and literature in the...
Nathan Marsh Pusey, President of Harvard University from 1953-71, addressed the College as part of its 1965 Commencement exercises. Dr. Pusey also received an honorary degree from the College.
Scholar and diplomat John Stothoff Badeau addressed the College as part of its 1966 Commencement exercises. Dr. Stothoff also received an honorary degree from the College.
George Gaylord Simpson, one of the most influential paleontologists of the 20th century, spoke at the Founders Day Convocation. Simpson was named the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology and worked in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University.
James R. Shepley, journalist and CEO of Time Inc., addressed the College as part of its 1967 Commencement exercises.
U.S. Representative Edward G. Biester came to Carlisle to speak on civil disobedience and discussed the Vietnam War with Law School and College students on Thursday, December 7, 1967.
Biester attended two classes and delivered an address to law students at Ticket Hall, followed by a...
On Tuesday, February 6th, 1968, Television producer David Susskind, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Newton Minow and Journalist and News Anchor Peter Jennings spoke during the PAS lecture on Television and censorship. The symposium discussed various topics relating to...
Dick Gregory, television personality, author, and commentator, promoted the cause of civil rights in a College Lecture Series program held during Parent's Weekend.
Journalist James Barrett Reston addressed the College as part of its 1968 Commencement exercises. Mr. Reston also received an honorary degree from the College.
Dickinson hosted the 1969 Public Affairs Symposium from February 10 to February 14. The title of the symposium was "Dissent in a Free Society" and the four main speakers were John Lewis, Howard Moody, Fulton Lewis III, and Harold Tayor. There was also a movie showing of "The War Game", an art...
