Dickinsonian, November 14, 1952

Professors Flaherty and Mercer to address the International Relations Club. Phi Delta Theta wins the Display Contest at Homecoming. Charles Tharp is the new cataloging librarian. World famous blind pianist, Alec Templeton to play recital in December. Colonel Rachal praises the new ROTC program. The Dickinsonian celebrates its eightieth anniversary. Profile on Swim Coach John Steckbeck. Kappa Sigma wins the Inter-Fraternity Football League.

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Dickinsonian, October 17, 1952

Dr. Horace E. Rogers will address chapel with a lecture entitled "Analytical Chemistry - Past and Present" in formal recognition of his receival of the DuPont Chair of Chemistry. New portrait of James Buchanan to hang in the Bosler Hall Alumni Gallery. Plans underway for the development of a rifle team. Article on the prohibition of political demonstrations at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Profile on student athlete, Jack Smith. Kappa Sigma remains undefeated in the Inter-Fraternity Football League. New book by Dr. Frank Ayres, Jr., Professor of Mathematics.

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Dickinsonian, November 30, 1951

Associate English Professor William R. Bowden publishes book. Professor Whitfield J. Bell, Jr. is selected to John Morgan Society of Philadelphia. Fiftieth annual Doll Dance is planned. Kappa Sigma wins interfraternity football season. Sophomores win inter-class volleyball season. Biography of Marion Memory, new head of Women's Physical Education Department.

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Dickinsonian, November 22, 1957

Vincent A. McCrossen, Professor of Comparative Literature at Boston College, to speak at the next chapel meeting. The Dickinson Football team ties with Johns Hopkins at the Homecoming match. Discussion on Professor Charles Sellers' recent research trip to London and upcoming book. Profile on world traveling Dickinson professor, Dr. Montagu Modder. Theta Chi wins the Inter-Fraternity Football Championship. Profile on student athlete Tom DeMarino.

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Dickinsonian, November 4, 1955

Ogden Nash, Edward R Murrow, and Margaret Bourke-White announced as guests of upcoming programs sponsored by the Committee on Cultural Affairs. Dr Clyde Wildman, Visiting Professor of English Bible, died. Sophomore class claims victory in the inter-class hockey tournament. Kappa Sigma wins Inter-fraternity League Football crown for the third time in four years.

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Dickinsonian, October 28, 1955

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra selected for Winter Ball entertainment; Maynard McKissick and Orchestra has been selected to play the Homecoming Dance. Zeta Tau Alpha celebrate Founders' Day with a luncheon. Inter-fraternity football is considered in terms of its possible negative affects on the varsity football team. Private Stan Singer '55 begins series of articles written during his time in the army.

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Dickinsonian, December 2, 1949

The Mermaid Players' inaugural production, "Ladies of the Jury," is an enormous success, its final performance being given the night of this publication. The college decides that all seniors taking Comprehensive Exams will be exempt from final exams in their major departments. Phi Kappa Sigma is crowned champion of the '49 Inter-Fraternity Football League.

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Dickinsonian, October 15, 1949

The Political Science Department organizes a trip for 64 students to visit the (then-new) United Nations Building. The Fine Arts Department exhibits a collection of Pennsylvania German art. A list of books checked out by Alfred Victor DuPont during his tenure at the College is discovered in the library. Several Inter-Fraternity League football games are protested by students, the issue at hand being which person(s) should act as referees.

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Dickinsonian, November 5, 1981

President Sam Banks has decided to appoint a Commission on the Status of Minorities, which was recommended by the Study Group on Minorities. The College hopes to review the "current situation of the black community" and develop ways to enhance their campus experience. The old Alumni Gymnasium is currently being converted into the new Fine Arts Center and will be finished just in time for the department's 20th anniversary. Sigma Chi's intramural football team won in a championship game against Phi Kap.

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Dickinsonian, October 10, 1975

At Faculty meeting, the Computer Task Force recommends purchasing new computer. Mermaid Players is to present plays by de Vega and Shakespeare. Food Service Task Force recommends keeping dining hall open. Women's Resource Center begins Women's Drama Group. A photo essay on Arendtsville's Apple Harvest Festival is featured.

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Dickinsonian, October 3, 1975

24 students help Carlisle Water Works deal with Hurricane Eloise flooding. Delta Nu furniture stolen from storage. According to article "[a]nimosity has decreased" between Campus Police and students over the past five years. Women's Law Society of Dickinson Law School is to present a lecture by Katherine Bard.

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Dickinsonian, September 26, 1975

Pres. Sam Banks receives "many challenges from various speakers" at inauguration. College administration develops plan to evaluate "current administration practices." Banks speaks on need to "reexamine duties" in inaugural address. Junior Tim Hoerner wins McKinlay Scholarship. Featured are photos and clips from various speeches at inauguration.

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Dickinsonian, September 19, 1975

Library considers altering its honor system after thousands of dollars have been estimated in stolen books. Homer Holland's death does not change drinking ban in HUB. The "future of computing is up in the air" at College, as its IBM 1130 and Interdata 7/32 prove to be financially unwieldy. Eric Sloane's art collection I Remember America is to open in HUB as part of Pres. Sam Banks' inauguration ceremony. Featured is a "Food Service Task Force Position Paper."

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Dickinsonian, October 11, 1974

The faculty endorses five proposals introduced by the College chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Food services blames water for student's sickness. The Mermaid Players will present Under Milk Wood for their first production this year. The library proposes extended hours due to student requests.

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Dickinsonian, September 27, 1974

The HUB Gallery will host a collection of paintings entitled "The Nazi Drawings" by Mauricio Lasansky. Many students contract an unknown illness. A new modern dance program is offered. The field hockey team wins their first game.

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Dickinsonian, September 20, 1974

The Institutional Priorities and Resources Committee continues a search for a new College registrar. Poet and author Lucille Clifton will present a poetry reading. Presidential selection, cleanliness and repair of dorms, and reports from each all-College committee highlight the first Student Senate meeting. Intramural football begins.

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Dickinsonian, October 19, 1973

Student Senate supports boycott of iceberg lettuce from non-union farms. The Committee on Community Affairs considers establishing a Women's Center. College hosts the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Historical Association. An Experimental Workshop in Communication is conducted by the Counseling Center.

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Dickinsonian, October 12, 1973

Prof. George Allan of the Academic Program Committee (APC) drafts proposal to install "4-J-4" calendar system at College. Shelley Wright, Dickinson's first female athletic trainer, is highlighted. In Witwer Hall, the Women's Program Committee meets to plan future activities. McKenney Hall to be dedicated during Parents' Day. George Gekas speaks on Campus. WDCV waits for FCC authority to broadcast FM.

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Dickinsonian, October 5, 1973

Dr. Flint Kellogg explores possibility of study program in Pakistan. Security institutes plan of attack to deal with recent exhibitionist incidents. Student Services intern Pam McFarland announces field trip to Opportunities for Women Office (WOW) in Washington, D.C. Homecoming concert features Chuck Mangione.

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Dickinsonian, September 28, 1973

Outing Club is created. In Social Hall, Dr. Barbara Varchol delivers lecture "Human Sexuality on Campus". Artist Wayne Thiebaud to visit College. Prof. K. Robert Nilsson presents paper on Nationalist revolutions at the University of South Carolina.

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Dickinsonian, September 21, 1973

In the HUB, Barbara Varchol will speak on "sexuality on campus." Violinist Erick Friedman and pianist Joseph Seiger give a "highly colorful concert." Prof. Flint Kellogg to meet Pakistan's Prime Minister Tulfikar Ali Bhutto. Cyclist Keith Kingbay to lecture in HUB.

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Dickinsonian, November 10, 1972

In ATS, the College Choir, Chapel Choir and College-Community Orchestra will open the Young Artists-in-Residence Week. The College plans to present its Arts Award to the Philadelphia Orchestra. Musician Joshua Rifkin will be one participant in the Young Artists-in-Residence Program. At a Faculty meeting, a report presented by the Admissions and Financial Aid Committee stresses student diversity. Story Theatre Troupe's Rites of Passage is set to debut this weekend. Bill Wiley is also highlighted as a participant in next week's Young Artists-in-Residence Program.

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Dickinsonian, October 20, 1972

At a Student Senate meeting, the current ban on waterbeds and pets is upheld. Poet Anne Waldman and five others are to partake in November's Young Artists-in-Residence Program. The multimedia-spoken word Story Theatre Troupe plans to perform Rites of Passage in November. The College proposes a tutorial program modeled after Oxford University's.

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