Dickinsonian, January 18, 1952
Mid-Winter Ball is planned. Dickinsonian elects new editors. Phi Psi wins interfraternity volleyball.
Mid-Winter Ball is planned. Dickinsonian elects new editors. Phi Psi wins interfraternity volleyball.
The all-College Priorities and Long Range Planning Committee (PLRP) announce that tuition will rise less then 8% for the 1984-85 academic year. Dickinson will enter the 1984 College Bowl. Students are given a tour of Denny Hall over the weekend to see progress on its current restorations. U.S. News and World Report issues their top colleges ratings and Dickinson is not listed. The Arts Building, which was located next to the library, is torn down. DTG's show entitled "Cold Feat" is a success.
Student Affairs Committee endorses room-by-room coed housing. Composer Ulysses Kay will be featured at Bicentennial celebration. In ATS, writer James Spady will speak. Dulcimer player Kevin Roth to perform on campus.
Local artist Florence Lyon to display watercolors in HUB. Robert Hage of Dartmouth College submits thirty recommendations on College's financial aid administration. Prof. Brubaker issues textbook Court and Commedia: The Italian Renaissance Stage. The Pre-Law Society is forming subgroup to deal with issues of women and law. Will Stutts' Mark Twain performance is favorably reviewed.
Actor Will Stutts to present Evening with Mark Twain in ATS. An ice cream freezer and menu board are added to snack bar. Faculty favors plus-minus grading system. College plans a variety of cultural events for America's Bicentennial birthday. Prof. Happe is promoted to US Army Major. Committee for Social Alternatives puts on Burlesque Night.
Due to age, Denny Hall undergoes repairs. Amado Quartet to appear in Cultural Affairs program. Former US Pres. Assistant James Califino, Jr. speaks at the Presidency's Sixth Annual Leadership Symposium. In Memorial Hall, Hugh Seidman is to open Poetry Series. Jimmy Buffet and Roger McGuinn's concert is reviewed as "mediocre."
Student Senate conducts meeting to examine the co-ed housing issue. The recently-published American Defense and Detente by Prof. Eugene Rosi receives praise from colleagues. The Commission on the Status of Women at the College makes progress report; decisions during last semester include changing the male-female student ratio to 1:1 and removing references to "men" and "sons" in the Alma Mater. College artists present interpretations of "stuff." Political columnist Milton Viorst to visit campus. Prof.
Dancer Edward Villella will perform in a Cultural Affairs concert. Dr. Milton Flower gives biannual Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture. The Student Services-organized Washington, D.C. trip is deemed successful. A photo-essay documents a recent public sale in Carlisle.
Pres. Rubendall receives the U.S. Army's Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. A lecture on the history of American warfare is given by Prof. Russell Weigley in Old West. College Debaters dual with Princeton Debaters on the topic "Sex and Watergate." The English Sinfonia perform in ATS.
Prof. Joseph Kelley of Dickinson's Law School speaks at a mini-symposium on impeachment. Faculty favors the 4-J-4 calendar system in a discussion with the Academic Program Committee. WDCV begins FM broadcasting as it reprograms its format; Pres. Rubendall is to dedicate the station in upcoming ceremonies. Nottingham's English Sinfonia is to appear in concert as part of the Cultural Affairs Series. Prof. William Sloane plans to run for Mayor of Carlisle. Prof. Milton Flower will present a Spahr Lecture on John Dickinson. In Memorial Hall, Dr.
Governor Milton Shapp will present the College's Arts Award to the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. As part of the Bicentennial Celebration of the College, an art exhibit has been arranged at the William Penn Museum in Harrisburg. About 40 female students travel to D.C. to attend workshops sponsored by Washington Opportunities for Women. Printed is the Harley Resolution which proposes renewable tenure. The Story Theatre Troupe "excels in inaugural performance."
Proposals for changes in academic procedures - including the add-drop period and the auditing policy - reported to Senate. Judith LaBarre elected as 1972's Dickinsonian Editor-in-Chief. The Freshman Plays are labeled "probably the best offered in the last few years." The Lenox Quartet to perform in ATS. Yes to perform on campus. A photo essay spotlights Prof. Eric Weller. Boxing Club revived on campus.
In the Social Hall, trustees hear opinions on housing from independent and fraternity men. At a Senate meeting, Dean Gillespie presents enforcement of controversial "pet policy" while Student Senate continues to oppose it. Dr. Phillip Gustafson wins Glover Award. Women's Group forms. Those Hog Ridin' Fools review The Deer Lodge Inn in Mt. Holly Springs. In ATS, the College-Community Orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Fred Petty, plan to perform its first concert.
Dean of College bans pets from campus. Prof. George Allan's "Rage of Aquarius" sermon is presented. Christopher Parkening to perform classical guitar concert. Members of administration, faculty, students, and others to create case study in order to "examine the College's progress over the past 10 years." Drug Education Committee schedules weekend of activities. The George P.A. Healy portrait of James Buchanan is moved to library. Concert Choir and Orchestra to perform Mozart. "Those Hog Ridin' Fools" review The House of Pizza. Carlisle's Farmers Market receives a photo essay.
Bill Slocum, President of Kent State Student Body, writes letter to the editor requesting signatures for President Nixon so as to pressure him into granting a federal grand jury to the shootings incident. Faculty adds Biology 105, Biological Aspects of Contemporary Problems, to College curriculum. Environmental Studies 111 is also added. William T.R. Fox to present a Ganoe Memorial Lecture. Students to hold Mock Presidential Convention in ATS.
Faculty members express "disappointment" in the decision to place the new Cultural Center auditorium behind the library. Campus Affairs Committee Open Hearing considers Henry Sorett's resolution to abolish fraternity system. Judy Collins to appear in concert. The Social Committee to present The Happenings and Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles at weekend concert. In order to protest social rules, Morgan Student Mobilization Committee organizes. College signs contract with J.E. Hurley construction company for the renovation of Bosler. College set to debut International Studies major.
Nina Simone to perform at Cultural Affairs concert. SVHB (Social Violations Hearing Board) continues trials, voting to suspend Rick Mater of SDS for his "detrimental" conduct at anti-ROTC demonstration. College seeks to require Morgan Hall residents to pay for damages to hall. Students voice skepticism over fraternity hat organizations. Prof. Neil Wolf addresses American Physical Society on "peaceful fusion power uses."
Social Violations Hearing Board charges SDS member Jerry Weiler guilty of disruption at anti-ROTC rally, but suspends sentence. Violinist Igor Oistrakh to perform for Cultural Affairs program. Representatives of Afro-American Organization meet with Admissions Dean David R. Jefferson with several race-related demands. Senate adopts resolution to restructure campus government into a College Senate which would combine student and faculty participation. Faculty performs "The Menaechmi." Cultural Affairs Committee to put on Aashish Khan concert.
Deans debate how to deal with the problem of fraternity housing as housing space is limited and fraternities are not filling up their residence halls. The Social Affairs Committee proposes that fraternities be given a list of all personal to live in the house and any that do not fill their hall will be moved to a smaller residence hall. A 5 part proposal was introduced at a Policy Committee meeting to foster more open communication between students and faculty.
Dean Samuel Magill explains faculty's adopted academic revisions. Eta Sigma Phi established. "The Mikado" to be performed. New Student Center is discussed. Singleton Sheaffer hired as security officer. WDCV begins FM broadcasting, is admitted to Intercollegiate Broadcasting System; station managers Jim Sharf, Mike Gerow, and Tom Tither spotlighted. Mermaid Players' to perform "The Merry Wives of Windsor." Dickinson College Follies perform. Text of academic study resolutions. Golf team hopes to finish season undefeated. Phi Delt expected to win IF volleyball crown.
Faculty approves "5-5-4-4" curriculum revision. James Brown to perform at Spring Social. Public Affairs Symposium to be held. Students debate U.S.-Vietnam relations. Anthropology and Sociology Club created. Sororities and fraternities focus attention on discrimination. Professors Merle F. Allshouse and George J. Allan advise campus organizations. WDCV plans to open in April. Senior John Taylor awarded Danforth Foundation fellowship. Students recruited for summer Civil Rights work in Mississippi. Lacrosse co-captain Doug McPherson discusses upcoming season.
In this issue of the Dickinsonian the Student Senate demands a revision of library hours. UPS to attend State ICG convention for revision of state Constitution. Reasonable Social rules for college established. Highwaymen and Alan Lomax perform folk songs. Duke Ellington and Josh White to perform during Spring Weekend. Acuacade to present "Kaleidoscope in Color". Seniors receive honorable mention in the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship competition. Old West to become a registered national landmark on Founders' Day. Foreign Students Programs to be re-examined.
Samuel Hays Magill appointed College Chaplain and Director of Religious Activities. Annual Arts Festival to feature D. James Kettlewell. Microcosm announce Roger Craver as Editor in Chief for 1963 edition. Professors Frank Miller and Luther Erickson to leave college. Arrests made at Alpha Chi Rho during Spring Weekend. Aquacade present the Lullaby of Broadway. Prof. Flint Kellogg, Prof. Milton Flower and Prof. Wright Kirk to take sabbatical leave. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia to present "Americana". Patsy Hitches wins fifth crown in Badminton Competition.
Dean Barbara S. Wishmeyer selects 7 women for Freshman counselors. Prof. Clinton Rossiter to speak in Memorial Hall. Summer school offers new 37 course curriculum. The Gould Memorial Drama Prize winners to visit New York. Aquacade to perform "There's No Business Like Show Business". Follies present "Where's Charley" show. Dave Guard and the Whiskeyhill Singers performed at Alumni concert. Dean Wishmeyer speaks with fraternities and sororities about chaperons. SRAC (Student Religious Affairs Council) claims cheating at Dickinson is alarmingly prevalent.
Dr. Woodward of Harvard to receive Priestley Award. College receives Ford Grant for the faculty study in Asian cultures. Dr. Edward U. Condon to receive John Glover Award. Spring Weekend performances include Twilight Gardens and Dave Guard and the Hill Singers. Dean Alan Coutts announces freshmen counselors. Mermaid Players present "My Three Angels". Denny Hall is described in 1904 catalogue. William Warfield sings to packed Bosler crowd. Phi Kappa Psi celebrate return with ceremony. John H. Hallowell to speak in Memorial Hall. F. Gerald Ensley speaks at chapel.