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Frank J. Ayres, Jr., receives Susan Powers Hoffman Chair of Mathematics. Edwin G. Dill donates collection of Eli Slifer's letters to Dickinsonia Collection. President Edel recognizes lacrosse as a semi-official sport. Johns Hopkins wins Dickinson homecoming game 34-13.
Robert Crist is elected senior class president, James Yingling vice-president, Barbara Macy secretary, and David Berner treasurer. Robert G. Crist is also elected president of Union Philosophical Society. President Edel returns responsibility for drawing up the student budget to the senate's finance committee. Joseph Nagy elected president of Athletic Association. Dickinson defeats Western Maryland in Homecoming game.
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.
Dickinson holds its twentieth Homecoming weekend, including a football game against Swarthmore. Senior Russell D. Fettrow receives the British Distinguished Flying Cross for his wartime service in the air force. Norman Thomas gives a lecture highlighting the need for disarmament and the basis of his socialist views. A guest editorial by Henry Wallace examining attacks on civil liberties in the right against communism appears. A small exhibit of college history is held in Bosler Hall. The administration declares a legal holiday for all students registered to vote.
President Fritchler sings the praises of liberal arts colleges in his inauguration speech. Problem with laundry facilities recognized by the administration. Professors enhance Dickinson's study abroad programs. Dean Carmen Neuberger addresses concerns and policies. College presidents dissatisfied with ranking system. Speaker Mary Peterson addressed how to handle alcohol, stress, and sex. A review of the Mermaid players "Royal Family". Red Devils win homecoming over Western Maryland. Men's soccer ahead at the end of the season.