Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., is given Boyd Lee Spahr Chair of American History. Profile of Professor William Sloane. Phi Kappa Sigma wins interfraternity basketball.
Phi Kappa Psi suspended due to rushing violations. Dr. C. Arnold Hanson, president of Gettysburg College to speak at Dickinson scholarship dinner. Mermaid Players expect sell-out house for their production of Othello. Ground Breaking Ceremony of new women's dormitory on South College took place...
Students for Senate Committee, New United Party choose senatorial nominees. Action Party announces it is no longer in existence. Alpha Psi Omega taps 6 students during Mermaid Production of Othello. Santha Rama Rau to speak at Cultural Affairs Program. Dudley Dickinson presents her international...
In this issue Eric Grooves becomes editor-in-chief of the Dickinsonian. Sidney D. Kline is elected President of the Board of Trustees. Drawings for fraternity house sites selected. The faculty approve the IFC request to change the GPA average of pledges. Drs. Malcolm, Gould and Kepner announce...
In this issue of the Dickinsonian Dr. Elton Trueblood of Earlham College speaks at Allison Church. The Student Senate elections undergo revised procedures. Dr. Roland M. Frye visits Dickinson. Students return from ski trip to Elk Mountain. Mermaid Players soon to present "The Crucible". German...
In this issue of the Dickinsonian the Baltimore Woodwind Quintet to appear at Dickinson. Mermaid Players present "The Crucible". Students prepare for Student Senate elections with last minute campaigning. All Students required to live on campus as of fall 1963. Coeds prepare a program for WDCV....
In this issue of the Dickinsonian the New York Brass Quintet will perform. The annual blood-fund drive of the Red Cross held. The Dickinson College Fraternity Alumni Symposium to be held. Mermaid Players to present "Sweeney Todd". Prof. Arnold Honig of Syracuse University visits. Dr. Richard...
A survey conducted among faculty members reveals mixed opinions on the 5-5-4-4- system. A trustee committee on campus affairs consisting of five members will be established as a direct link between the College and the Trustees. A new Square Dancing gym class is offered. A review of the Mermaid...
Ben Rascovar assumes editor-in-chief position of Dickinsonian for Fall 1967. Arthur Platt, Executive Assistant to the President, explains both the college finance program and the future increase in tuition. Faculty plans experimental, three-day reading period in May. Vance Packard and Jules...
Viral respiratory infection epidemic hits campus as a record 1000 students visit infirmary. Fraternity rush "certification" by faculty allows fraternities to pledge freshmen. Jeff Baron finishes sculpture for area between Union and new library. Mermaid Players to perform "As You Like It." Dr....
Dr. George Beadle receives Priestley Award. Swim team retains Middle Atlantic Conference College Division title. Four fraternities remain on probation for rush weekend incidents. Keeble College Prof. Nicholas Zernov to speak in Memorial Hall. This summer, Profs. George Allan and Merle Allshouse...
Prof. Harold Gillespie accepts Dean of Students position. College collects million dollars toward drive to match Ford Challenge grant. Three students - John Exdell, Al Kliner, and Ed Phillips - receive the Woodrow Wilson Scholarship. Stew Glenn analyzes recent student demonstrations and reviews...
Senate amends motion to abolish College fraternity system by authorizing a committee formation to consider alternatives to present system. Black students begin "Discovery Week" which seeks to uncover "racist" nature of College administration. Senate-sponsored Forum on SDS features comments from...
Allshouse resigns as Associate Dean. Highlights from the most recent faculty committee meeting are given. The Academic Program Committee will hold an open hearing on the College Calendar. The red devil's basketball team beats previously undefeated PMC. Developments continue in the fraternity...
Peter Cohen and Jack Stover face-off in Student Senate elections. Faculty approves requirements for inclusion in History major. Librarians object to location of planned Tuvin Auditorium. Drug Education Committee reports on "marihuana." Martha & The Vandellas to perform in Holland Union...
Challenges for Jack Stover, newly-elected President of Student Senate, are presented. Prof. Ralph Sandler issues statement of opposition towards college grading system as each student in his English class is awarded an "A". Women's Interdormitory Council seeks abolition of curfew, proposing a...
Prof. Ralph Sandler's "experiment in educational motivation" receives a four-point recommendation. Co-ed dormitories to open. Over 500 students expected to fast for fund-raising effort to Biafra. Dickinson Anthropologist H. Wade Seaford, Jr. receives National Science Foundation grant to study...
All-college moratorium set for March 5. Report making governance proposals submitted to Policy Committee. Phi Psi withdraws from Interfraternity Council. Mrs. Daniel Crofts to deal with conscientious objectors through draft counseling. Utilization of black recruiters proves successful....
Student Senate adopts reports on "Judicial Review and Rights and Freedoms." Theta Chi fraternity placed on social probation. Prof. William Focht to air "all-time top 64 countdown" on WDCV. Gamma Phi Epsilon fraterntiy goes co-ed with hopes of improving "present dating system."
Student Senate passes measures including a proposal on independent housing. AAUP (American Association of University Professors) chapter declares that Prof. Ralph Sandler "has no claim" for his recent grading experiment. Bernard Greenhouse to perform in Old West.
President Nixon's new "Draft Lottery" system is questioned and debated. President Rubendall makes a decision on fraternity housing. A fraternity must gather a total of 44 people to retain the privilege of assigning living spaces on the third floor of its residence hall. Not reaching that number...
Faculty approves the proposed changes to the academic calendar. Student Senate candidates begin their campaigns. Profiles of all candidates are given in this issue. A proposal to revise the ROTC program will be drafted by Ad-Hoc. The Mermaid Players' revival of Lysistrata is another success.
Dr. George Wald is the recipient of the 19th Priestley Memorial award. The Public Affairs symposium draws to a close with a call for environmental activism. The winners of the Student Senate elections for president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary are announced. SMC plans to distribute...
Dickinson's Mermen win their 100th meet for coach Dave Eavenson. Satirist Paul Krassner, editor of The Realist, will speak on American censorship. Dave Plymyer assumes the position of Senate President. Price's readings receive positive reviews.
An All-College Assembly will be proposed at an open hearing called by the campus Governance Committee. It will require all faculty and students on college committees, as well as 18 faculty and 15 students elected at large, to meet. A change in the pass-fail grading system is proposed to give...
