Dickinson Alumnus, December 1960

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President Gilbert Malcolm (class of 1915) invited President-elect Howard Rubendall (class of 1931) to visit campus and meet with faculty before Rubendall's trip to Europe.
  • Dr. Whitfield J. Bell Jr. (class of 1935), co-editor of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, shared several stories about his search for Franklin manuscripts in "Behind the Franklin Papers- Adventure, Mystery, Chance."
  • Judith Anderson received the Arts Award in November 1960.
  • James M. Read (class of 1929) became president of Wilmington College in Ohio.
  • Boyd Lee Spahr (class of 1900) discussed the history of the College in "The Trustees of Dickinson College."
  • Professor Milton E. Flower (class of 1931) explained how the number of international students at Dickinson increased after World War II.
  • Joyce Nenninger (class of 1949) joined the Metropolitan Sextette, an opera group that preforms at nightclubs.
  • Professor Dr. M. Benton Naff received a grant from the National Science Foundation, which allowed him to work with several students: Fred Richardson (class of 1961), Carl Steindel (class of 1962),  and Henry Crist (class of 1962).
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1960
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1960
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38

Dickinson Alumnus, September 1960

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Professor Charles C. Sellers explained how the Library used Micoprint and Microfilm. 
  • The Alumnus reprinted an article from Newsweek that featured Professor Herbert Wing Jr., who retired after teaching at Dickinson for 45 years. 
  • Rev. Dr. W. Vernon Middleton (class of 1928) was elected as a Bishop by the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference.
  • The College organized the first Alumni College, which was held in early June 1960.
  • Abbas Alley, an immigrant from Lebanon, sent all six of his children to Dickinson.
  • Beatrice Pennell Thomas (class of 1939) and Rev. Robert J. Thomas (class of 1940) donated their late son's famous collection of autographed photographs to the College.
  • Monmouth College erected a monument to honor William M. Smith (class of 1912).
  • The Mermaid atop West College "escaped unmarked" after a bolt of lightning shattered one of the 12 wooden columns that support the cupola.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1960
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1960
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1960

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Rev. Dr. John M. Swomley Jr. (class of 1936) was appointed to the faculty of the National Methodist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Charles A. Philhower (class of 1909) donated his vast collection of Indian artifacts and memorabilia to Rutgers University.
  • The late Edwin E. Willoughby's (class of 1922) book and manuscript collection, which included a book printed in 1475, was donated to the College.
  • President Gilbert Malcolm (class of 1915) presented Dr. M. Stanley Livingston with the first Glover Memorial Award.
  • Edward J. McClaim (class of 1937) began a two-year term as president of Pennsylvania Mental Health Inc.
  • Professor Herbert Wing Jr. retired after 45 years of teaching at the College. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1960
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1960
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1960

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Howard L. Rubendall (class of 1931) as the next President, effective July 1961.
  • Dickinson selected Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, a Nobel prize winner and nuclear scientist, as the recipient of the annual Priestley award.
  • Dr. Tien-Hsi "Billy" Cheng (class of 1937), a professor at Pennsylvania State University, began a six-month leave of absence to teach and lecture in the Far East and Europe.
  • The former Methodist church house, located on South West Street next to the President's house, became the new quarters for the Department of Education and Psychology.
  • Wilbur J. Gobrecht (class of 1952) returned to campus as an assistant football coach and as a physical education instructor.
  • The Alumnus reviewed the recent history of Bosler Library, including the recent renovation that added two staircases to the new U-shaped deck balcony.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1960
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1960
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