Robert T. Wheeler is elected president of Beta Theta Pi. Twenty-one students sworn into Navy. Dickinson receives fifty-thousand dollars from Professor Montgomery Porter Sellers' will. Doll Dance is planned.
Doll Dance is planned with patriotic theme. Dr. Montgomery Porter Sellers, oldest Dickinson faculty member, dies. Colonel Alexander A. Sharp, '83, donor, dies. Phi Epsilon Pi wins intramural volleyball tournament.
Aquacade Club to present annual show entitled, "Water Vagabonds". Harry E. Fosdick and W. Emory Hartman to address chapels. Campus clubs usher in holiday season with a number of themed events. Gershwin Concert Orchestra to give recital on campus. First year since 1901 that the heretofore annual Doll Dance will not be held.
Opera star, Cesare Siepi to give concert in January. Outstanding clergymen, Howard Rubendall and James Pike to speak in January chapel meetings. Leonardo da Vinci art on exhibit in Bosler Hall. The Dickinson College Christian Service Project will send a team to the Bustletown Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Drama critic, Thomas Radcliff speaks in chapel meeting. Details on the annual Doll Dance. Profile on new faculty member, English instructor James C. Hinkle.
Mrs. Helen Wing, wife of Dr. Herbert Wing, Jr., passed away after a lingering illness. Doll Dance scheduled to be held on 17 December. The National Poetry Association announces that its "National Intercollegiate Poetry Anthology for 1953" will include a poem by Bert Garber. Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary journalistic fraternity, taps three Dickinsonians: Robert High, Sidney Kline, and Harold Hoffman. First Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture to be delivered by Dr. Page Smith, a research scholar with the Institute of Early American History and Culture.
Fraternities, the All-College Social Committee, and other clubs prepare for the Annual Doll Dance and Doll Show. Student Senate alters election procedures. Elmer C. Herber speaks on "The Heart and Its Functions" to Lambda Sigma Pi, the science fraternity. Belles Lettres initiates new members in ceremony. Union Philosophical Society to give a cup to the winner of an All-College Oratorical Contest. French Club holds its Christmas party at the S.A.E. house. Eight teams remain in inter-fraternity debate contest. Col.
Professor Wellman J. Warner addresses the Upsilon Circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa on the subject of "Leadership in a Free Society." Belles Lettres and the French Club have Christmas parties. The Dickinson Women's Choral Club and Allison Memorial Choir present "The Messiah" jointly at Allison Memorial Church. Tau Delta Pi gives one-act play before Dramatic Club. Miriam Saint Warner sings at chapel services.
Doll Dance is held. Ernest A. Vuilleumier to receive the D.C. Scott Althouse Chair of Chemistry. Jim Mackie and John Cassen are men's swimming co-captains.
Ten student leaders nominated to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Carlisle physician speaks on Dickinson's high car accident rate. Little Theater Group to perform Othello. Doll Dance planned.
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.
Doll Dance. Dean's Committee created to govern Metzger Hall. Little Theater Group elects officers; Ivan D. Fickes is president. Campus Chest Drive begins.
Trustees create the position of college vice president and fill it with Gilbert Malcolm. Ralph R. Ricker becomes football coach. Football banquet is held. Radio station to be built on campus. Doll Dance to be held. Trustees decide to start a Russian Studies department.
The approaching end of the Pan Hellenic week will feature the annual Doll Dance. A talk open to members of the Mary Dickinson Club and women students will be given by Dorothy Kenyon, speaker for the Mary Dickinson Day Chapel, titled "Women and Outer Space." Following incidents dubbed the "Egg Battle" - during which several men raided rival fraternity houses, threw eggs at the outside of the women's dorm and shouted "uncomplimentary expressions" - eleven men have turned themselves and been penalized by the Senate-Faculty Judiciary Committee.
The Aquatic Club chooses a French theme for the fall production. After a year the Doll Dance returns to campus to collect dolls for children in New York State. School spirit critiqued. as Dickinson football prepares to play Franklin and Marshall, hoping to win for the first time in 30 years.
Article outlining the schedule of end-of-term holiday events on campus, including the annual Doll Dance. The Varsity and J-V basketball teams win their first games of the season. Profile on student athlete, Richard Gette.
The Board of Trustees meets in Philadelphia and okays plans to establish a College radio station, creating a Committee on Radio to handle the task. The Board also approves plans to enlarge the stage and dressing rooms at Metzger Hall, announces that progress on a new girls' dormitory will be made public soon, and establishes the Agnes Sterrett Woods Prize, to be awarded to the female student who submits the best short story or essay.
A short history of the traditional Doll Show and dance appears in anticipation of the year's event. The Upsilon Circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa society taps a total of 8 men, 6 seniors and 2 juniors. Dickinson's women plan a party for the underprivileged children of Carlisle. Dickinson holds a small display of Cervantes works in the library. A new system is introduced for managerial awards and honors for college sports.
Faculty adopt an anti-drug policy and revise the calendar to make a five day week. Faculty members were accused by students and library staff of abusing library lending policies. The Pan Hellenic Council will sponsor Skits and a "Fabulous Fifties" formal. Dr. Marshall Nirenberg is set to receive the Priestley Award on March 14th. A survey was conducted to gauge student opinion on marijuana and other drugs, which showed opposition to anti-marijuana laws.
In this issue of the Dickinsonian a gym rule forces students to meet the physical education requirement or be withdrawn from school. Mermaid Players present "Sweeney Todd, the Barber". Annual Sorority Doll Dance held. All-College Weekend receives International Theme. Campus Chest plans a week of fund-raising activities. Student committee releases evaluation of faculty. 100+ students make Dean's List. Conway Hall possibly to be replaced with library. Swimming and Wrestling remain undefeated. D.H.Smith hits 1000th career point in Basketball.
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.
Students ratify Senate constitution. Sorority pledge classes to present skits at Doll Dance. Dean acknowledges grades. Michael L. Cipolla to manage Dickinson Dining Services. Ralph Kirkpatrick headlines Bach in Harpsichord presentation. American help to Portugal threatens African freedom. Student questions profits, proposes price reductions. Washington, Wilson, Pitcher Haunt Square demanding attention from Dickinsonians. Critic proposes competition to choose future architect. Dr. Samuel Miller to discuss "Certainty of Death." George Thomas manages WDCV staff for 1965-6.
Glover Award to be presented to Harvard's Dr. M. Stanley Livingston, who will speak at the American Association of Physics Teachers, to be held at Dickinson. Cultural Affairs Committee to present Metropolitan Opera singer Theodor Uppman. IFC Weekend is being planned. Pi Phi pledges win first prize at Doll Dance. Belles Lettres to present the film "Potemkin." the Julliard String Quartet concert is given a favorable review. Inter-Fraternity winter sports season coming to a close. Charles Ream, Dickinson's wrestling and lacrosse coach, is profiled
Sorority pledges hold Doll Dance and spring formals. Faculty, IFC, and Panhellenic council reach agreement on new rushing program. Dean Ness to edit "A Guide to Undergraduate Study" for the American Council of Education. All college IDs are recalled for validation. A contemporary art exhibit currently on display in Bosler's art gallery, is reviewed and explained. A local museum, the Hamilton Library and Historical Association is discussed. President Malcolm appoints Albert Walker to Alumni Secretary post. Sororities elect new officers. Concert Chorale to go on three-state tour.
The Action party wins Student Senate race, following large voter turnout. Pan Hellenic council to hold Doll Dance. Professor Paul Smith announces resignation. Follies slated to begin run. Its preview gets poor review. Educational Psychology class experiments with practicum approach. Priestley Day is celebrated. Anti-Defamation League conducts human relations study. WAF recruiting female officers. The Union Philosophical Society favors Nixon in November's election. Petition supporting ban of book tax is circulated. The Cultural Affairs Committee presents the Julliard String Quartet.