Dorothy Nagle is crowned Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. Renovations to occur across campus. Dickinson Law School opens to veterans. Little Theater to present play in March. Choral Club to make several appearances off-campus.
Janet Respess is elected Mid-Winter Ball Queen. First January commencement ceremonies in Dickinson history to be held for wartime fast-track students. Stanley Wilson is elected president of Student Senate. Program of partial credit for partial semester completion adopted for those called to military service. Dramatic Club puts on "Campus Capers".
Dr. Fred P. Corson is elected President of the Association of College Presidents of Pennsylvania. Marion Van Auken is selected as the Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. The new James W. Bosler Library nears completion. The Basketball Team beats Drexel. Alum of the Carlisle Indian School and former Olympian, Jim Thorpe will speak at the college next week.
Over 300 people, mostly alumni, attend the Mid-Winter Ball, which ultimately makes a profit of $16.98. Alpha Sigma Gamma, an honorary journalistic society, elects nine Dickinsonians as members. The owner of the horse that was the subject of a student prank some two months earlier demands $200 from the College to account for "loss of value" imposed on the animal.
W. Albert Strong and Bernard Gingrich (both '40) are elected to join Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary fraternity. Mary Lou Kirkpatrick is elected Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. The College Orchestra's string quartet presents a two-song program at chapel. The Dickinsonian column "Flotsam" appears for the first time.
The Social Committee announces that the Alex Bartha Orchestra will provide entertainment at the second annual Mid-Winter Ball. Belles Lettres and the Union Philosophical Society announce an inter-society debate, with the goal of rejuvenating the societies' age-old rivalry.
Mermaid Players plan spring production of "The Cardiff Giant", first time in MP history that faculty members will appear alongside students in a stage production. MPs also present production of Antigone. President of Vassar College Dr. Sarah Gibson Blanding to speak during Women's Day events. Choir sings at Church Convention in Harrisburg. Agnes P. Drayer - wife of trustee Samuel M. Drayer - dies after lingering illness, new women's dormitory to be named in their honor. Queen to be crowned at Mid-Winter Ball. G.O.P. of Cumberland County to hold dinner in Alumni Gym.
Dickinson College students have named Louis Fischer an honorary member of their Belles Lettres Literary Society. Sally Husted is crowned the Queen of Hearts at the Mid-Winter Ball. The great Irish-English novelist, Elizabeth Bowen to address the upcoming chapel meeting. United States Senator J. William Fulbright scheduled to speak on campus. Reverend James Hutchinson speaks in chapel about his native Scotland. Aquatic Club to give performance entitled "Aqua Fantasy." Profile on Dickinsonian Robert Gasull. Profile on student athlete Elton Richards.
The Supreme Court Judge of Delaware, Associate Justice James S. Tunnell, Jr., to deliver talk for an upcoming Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture. Visiting Religion professor, Dr. Clyde Wildman to deliver talk on "The Developing Bible," sponsored by the Student Christian Association. The Queen of Hearts to be crowned tonight for the Mid-Winter Ball. Herbert W. Gould donates two drama awards to Dickinson College, to be rewarded each year to outstanding theater students. Profile on Dickinsonian Norm McWhinney. Critique of upcoming play, "Anne of a Thousand Days." Profile on student athlete, Jim Mackie.
"This I Believe" is the theme for the upcoming Religion-in-Life Week. Outline of the eleven women vying for the Mid-Winter Ball crown. Chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Dr. Rohrbaugh on leave for a year beginning this term. The Little Theater casts parts for the new play, "Anne of a Thousand Days." Profile on Dickinsonian Evelyn Sciotto. Profile on student athlete Dick Johe. Dr. William Edel returns from a tour of western U.S.
Lambda Sigma Pi elects eight new members. Union Philosophical Society to discuss "war aims" in their next meeting. A Student Opinion Surveys of America poll reveals that three of every five women are volunteering with civilian defense activities, but less than three of ten men, not already in the Armed Services, are helping with defense duties. Mid-Winter Ball was attended by 130 couples or 260 students. Three seniors elected to join Phi Beta Kappa.
The theme for the Mid-Winter Ball will be George Washington's birthday. Eight new members initiated into Phi Delta Theta. Five professors were among the 107 people that registered for the Armed Forces at Dickinson's third registration day. Kappa Sigma initiates five new members as Phi Mu initiates two. Rushing comes to a close for the fraternities. This week's Student Opinion Surveys of America poll debates the issue of the availability of alcohol near army camps. New president of the Athletic Association elected. History of the Lenore Allison Tower. Chi Omega initiates three.
Three new members elected to Phi Beta Kappa. The semester begins with one new member to the faculty and one to the administration. Changes made to the structure of the Army to enable easier mobility through the ranks. Dickinson Law School changes the structure of its semesters to enable students to finish law school in 2 years, which would enable them to serve in the military. The new Mid-Winter Queen was chosen. The Marines were on campus to talk to students, give out applications and receive applications.
Mid-Winter Ball is planned. Dickinsonian elects new editors. Phi Psi wins interfraternity volleyball.
March of Dimes begins. Fred Wilson is elected Student Senate chairman. William Lonsdale Taylor becomes head of political science department. Virginia Rickenbach elected Mid-Winter Ball queen.
Little Theater spring production, Othello, roles announced. Junior Lois Barnard is named queen of Mid-Winter Ball. Dean Russell Thompson addresses confusion over new grading system.
Eleven coeds named to Mid-Winter Ball court; Sam Donohue to play. Chemistry Department hosted American Chemical Society, where they toured local businesses and campus. Frye and Ravel to kick-off spring semester cultural programs. Professor Maurino earns doctorate in Romance Languages from Columbia University. Editorial urges the acceptance of changes to the Social Rules that would extend coed curfew by one hour on Saturday nights.
Dr. J.S. Leslie, a chaplain at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Wellesley University, is chosen to lead the Danforth Experiment outlined by Dickinson College's Danforth Foundation. Duke Ellington and his jazz orchestra play at the Mid-Winter Ball. The Editor-in-Chief of the Dickinsonian, Walter Learn Sandercock and a sophomore, May Der die within a few days of each other. Dickinson Swimming scores a number of key wins against Gettysburg College, American University, Bucknell University, and Drexel Tech. Susan Fooder crowned as Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball.
Holiday Issue. Ogden Nash to appear on campus. The Ford Foundation donates over $400,000 to the college to help raise teachers' salaries. Sauter-Finegan Orchestra to play Mid-Winter Ball. The Board of Trustees speaks on Social Rule revision and leaves policy enforcement to President Edel.
The Dickinson Follies announce the cast for the production of "Fly by Night." Ann Prescott crowned the Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. Dickinson Basketball team defeats Johns Hopkins. Dickinson College and Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio, make plans for a joint course of study.
Article discussing the schedule of events for Religion-in-Life Week. Article remembering the life of Professor Mulford Stough after his recent death. Details of the Mid-Winter Ball where the Queen will be crowned. Dickinson swimmers beat Gettysburg College, but lose to Georgetown University. Profile on student athlete, James Bowers.
Harriet Lane '53 is elected Mid-Winter Ball Queen; Mary Ellen Dykstra '52 is elected Maid of Honor. Religion In Life week is set to open on Sunday, February 12 with an address from key-note speaker Rev. Miles DePagter. The Mermaid Players announce the commencement of production for a performance of Shakespeare's Tempest.
Reverends Miles DePagter and Alson J. Smith, as well as Professors Earl H. Furgeson and William R. Barnhart, are announced as the primary speakers during Religion in Life Week, scheduled for February 12 through the 16th. Bob Barron and his orchestra, "America's Favorite College Band," are hired to perform at the Mid-Winter Ball, scheduled for the following weekend. Gordon Baum, Richard Hicks, and Mary Ann Spence, members of the College Glee Club, are selected to represent Dickinson in the first post-war concert and forum of the Intercollegiate Choir of Pennsylvania.
Boyd Lee Spahr, former President of the College and then-President of the Board of Trustees, donates funds to build a cupola atop South College. Track star Gil Dodds visits campus and speaks on his experiences. The Bridge Club is invited to compete against 300 other colleges in the National Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament. A Valentine's Day theme is set for the February 10 Mid-Winter Ball, as twelve female students compete for the title of Ball Queen.
The Campus Chest drive opens with the goal of raising $3,000 to be distributed to six organizations. Seven students, including one woman, are elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary fraternity. A survey of the African-American community in Carlisle shows as a whole they lack access to adequate housing and amenities and face significant racial discrimination. The Belles Lettres' Hornbook sells out only three hours after going on sale. Nominations for Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball are announced. A Red Cross lifesaving class is offered.