W.W. Edel is elected college President by Trustees. Ph. B degree is dropped. Trustees appoint new faculty. Phi Beta Kappa choose nine seniors. Wheel and Chain and Debate Squad Reactivate. Professor Craver retires. Student Senate reorganizes. College Award honorary degrees.
Sociology students conduct a survey of housing conditions for white residents to Carlisle and a broader study of African-American residents' living conditions and experiences. The Board of Trustees approves significantly increased salaries for faculty and creates the new position of professor...
Dickinson College Band to play open-air concert; community sing to be part of concert. High School seniors to compete for Trustee Scholarships. Student musicians Robert Johannes and Joseph Rosenthal present concert in Bosler Hall. Pi Beta Phi wins Songfest competition. New plans for rushing have...
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...
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...
Famous trumpeter, Hank Hoffman will play in the band during Homecoming.The International Relations Club sponsors a U.N. display in the window of the Kronenberg clothing store. Professor Frank Ayres , Jr., announces his publication of a new math book. Dickinson alum General James G. Steese, a...
The Student Senate hears of the Board of Trustees refusal for the establishment of a campus radio statement. The Inter-Fraternity Council receives independence from the Student Senate. Profile on Dr. Milton W. Eddy. Dickinson Swimming beats Drexel University. Beta Theta Pi and Phi Psi remain...
Annual Dickinson College Campus Chest Drive begins, sponsored by Interfaith Council. Under the direction of Prof. John Steckbeck, the newly reorganized Dickinson College Choir plans programs for their fall season. Mermaid Players to perform "The Importance of Being Earnest". Board of Trustees to...
Mermaid Players to introduce new mobile box office system to travel between dorms, offering tickets at reduced price; wrap up their tour of Antigone with a final performance at Gettysburg College. President Edel announces that the Board of Trustees has approved the construction of three new...
Outstanding visiting preachers will be visiting the chapel for worship services. Dickinson is holding a tax workshop to give business executives, bank representatives and other interested people a chance to familiarize themselves with new tax laws. These tax revisions are the greatest revisions...
The Mermaid Players announce their next production. "Our Town" will be performed December 1, 2 and 3 in Bosler Hall. The Aquatic Club is performing later this evening their interpretation of popular children's stories. The entire production is student produced from scenery and lights to costumes...
A member of the Biology Department, Dr. Elmer Herber, and one of his previous students, Howard Kline, are published in the 1954 edition of "Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science" for their work with antibiotics. The Board of Trustees decides to allow seniors who do not meet their...
The cornerstone of Morgan Hall is laid with items inside of it: "History of Dickinson College" by Dr. James Henry Morgan, a Dickinsonian, a college catalogue, a Microcosm, a copy of the alumni journal, a "D" book, student roster, Viewbook, Carlisle Sentinel and a folder from the Carlisle Chamber...
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.
New art exhibit features works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. Board of Trustees hearing on the LaVallee situation commences in Harrisburg. Professor James Carson joins History Department.
The Board of Trustees of the College to sponsor a special recognition dinner for faculty members who have served the College for twenty-five years or longer. Outline of Religion-In-Life events. The Student Senate votes to support the National Student Association in their sponsorship of a...
Dr. William W. Edel will retire by March 1959 after 12 years as Dickinson's president. Similarly, Dr. Frank Ayres, head of the Math Department, announced that he will resign from Dickinson after 30 years of teaching. The Physics Department will receive a new department head, Dr. Henry Lincoln...
Members of the fiftieth class of the Skull and Key Society were tapped. John Scott, contributing editor of TIME magazine, will speak at the Allison Methodist Church-Chapel. The College Social Committee is to present the end of the year formal, themed "April in Paris" and featuring musician Buddy...
The Wheel and Chain Society tapped seven new members. President Edel has announced upcoming improvements to the College, approved by the Board of Trustees, that will cost as much as $200,000. These improvements will include: Physics Department facilities work, alterations of the library with the...
Frederic W. Ness becomes humanities chair. Gilbert Malcolm elected president of college. Mermaid Players Sue Murray and Doug Wert receive Gould Awards for outstanding dramatic arts. Twelve outstanding seniors selected for Who's Who. Danforth experiment to continue with freshman discussions of...
Dr. Gilbert Malcolm announces his 1961 retirement. He will remain, serving as Provost. Professor John Dixon resigns from Student-Faculty Judicial Council, stating that it needs reforms. The Board of Trustees holds several meetings, overseen by Boyd L. Spahr. Service fraternities host Christmas...
Dr. Howard Rubendall will succeed Dr. Gilbert Malcolm as college president. Student Senate votes to retain current grading system. SFJC (Student-Faculty Judicial Council) elects Dr. Horace Rogers as advisor. Lois Mecum is named the new editor of The Dickinsonian. Bosler Hall will display an art...
Party candidates weigh in for the coming Student Senate campaign. Action party announces qualification of its slate, the New United Party states its platform of change. The Trustees Executive committee met to discuss Student housing, fraternity quadrangle propose. Students call for student...
New United party takes over senate with John Dingee president, Barbara Greer secretary, and Barb Price treasurer. Action party's Whit Smyth takes vice president. American Association of university professors observes that increased tuition goes to buildings, not professors. Trustees investigate...
Follies production of The Boyfriend features jazz and flappers. Agnes DeMille to visit the college during the arts festival. Non-western studies program being developed with Gettysburg, Wilson, Hood, Western Maryland, and St. Mary's - St. Joseph's, and to include eastern travel. College makes...
