Dickinsonian, November 10, 1960

Following up on a report from the Middle States Association, the need for a library expansion and improvement is discussed. The Social Rules Evaluation Committee met to discuss possible changes in the social rules. A new literary bulletin appeared on campus. A weekly Dickinson radio show will begin, featuring members of the Dickinson chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national honorary music fraternity. The question of whether or not to have a fraternity quadrangle will be decided at a meeting in December. The girls' hockey team beat Susquehanna in their last game of the season.

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Dickinsonian, November 7, 1940

An unidentified man breaks into the room of a female freshman in Metzger Hall. He smothers her screams with his hand and tries to remove her bedclothes before being frightened away by her second scream, which is not smothered. The Dramatic Club changes their December sixth production to "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU." Dr. Wellington A. Parlin of the physics department invents an apparatus to be used in laboratories and appeals the Chicago Science Apparatus Company to put it in its catalog.

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Dickinsonian, November 5, 1954

It is Homecoming Weekend and the 100 anniversary of the birth of John Philip Sousa. The halftime entertainment for the Homecoming Game will be a Sousa tribute highlighting some of his most famous marches with many piccolo solos and displays of national symbols. There will also be a pep rally Friday on Biddle Field for Homecoming, an alumni luncheon on Saturday afternoon and the dance later that night featuring a 12 piece band. There is a push for an alumni organization that will support the athletic program at Dickinson.

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Dickinsonian, November 18, 1949

The Red Devils football team defeats Johns Hopkins 20-13 in the (somewhat rainy) Homecoming game, ending their season with a five-game winning streak. An estimated 4,000 spectators watched the game, and Homecoming Weekend is declared an overall success. Contemporary British poet Stephen Spender will visit campus on November 22. A performance by interpretive dancer Martha Graham is announced and scheduled for December 6. Sigma Alpha Epsilon is awarded first prize for its 3-D sculpture of a devil's head in the traditional inter-fraternity Homecoming display contest.

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Dickinsonian, November 4, 1960

This issue features an interview with incoming college president Dr. Howard Rubendall. In a campus-wide mock-election, students overwhelmingly favored Nixon, although the faculty preferred Kennedy. The Mermaid Players present their first production of the season, "Arsenic and Old Lace." A comic, called "Hugger Mutter," was introduced to the paper. Dame Judith Anderson was announced as the recipient of the Dickinson College Art's Award. The presidential election will be broadcast from several televisions in South College, with students invited to make predictions.

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Dickinsonian, November 13, 1959

Stories in this edition include an announcement that architect Eero Saarinen will speak here. Religion-in-Life organization announces presentation that will include talks by Rabbi Bennett, Reverend Durham, Monsignor Schmidt and Reverend Evans. The cheerleading squad adds five new members. Follies tryouts are announced. Dean Ness commends the IFC for raising the pledging average. Homecoming queen Barbara Duvall is crowned. Dickinson loses homecoming game to Lebanon Valley, 15-6. Social service projects are sponsored by Chi Omega and Pi Mu. A new reading program is announced.

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