Dickinsonian April 22, 2015
The College Choir collaborates for Hershey performance, students embrace empowerment, a new club joins Dickinson to promote random acts of kindness.
The College Choir collaborates for Hershey performance, students embrace empowerment, a new club joins Dickinson to promote random acts of kindness.
Faculty recommends the elimination of the Bachelor of Philosophy degree and associated classes. Choir travels on concert tour. Warning against prank fire alarms is issued. Board of Athletic Control meets to consider applications for appointment of football coach.
Annual Doll Show held. Large number of Dickinson students effected by cold epidemic. Mr. William B. Greenlee presents gift of $500 to the College Library. New rules for men's rushing approved by College. Discussion of "Corruption in Russia" held at Allison Methodist Church. The College Choir presents a Christmas program. Students protest grievances. Miss Mary Elinor Betts is the new assistant to the Dean of Women. Lack of diversity in surnames is discussed. Ruth Sellers Maxwell Scholarship in English Literature is established. Coach Arthur D. Kahler returns as head football coach.
ROTC to hold open house with other local civilian units. College Choir and Harrisburg Orchestra give Founders' Day concert. Dr. Karl T. Compton to receive Priestley Award for scientific achievement. Singer Marian Anderson receives Honorary Degree.
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.
Current chair of the Political Science department Dr. Tayler is installed as the first occupant of the Robert Blaine Weaver Chair of Political Science. College Choir to present their annual winter concert. Dickinson ROTC to hold first ever Military Ball.
College Choir to sing in chapel as part of their new program. Debate Council hosted a debate on whether the United States should adopt a free trade policy. Former Dickinson student Conrad N. Trumbore gains recognition for his scientific article on paper partition chromatography.
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 proceed with the construction of a Student Activities Building to replace the facilities lost by the collapse of the College Commons.
Over 200 guests and perspective students visited on Guest Day. Fraternities register for sugar rationing and individual registration will begin soon. Article on the history of Metzger Hall. Many Dickinson athletes enlist in the Marine Corps.
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 70th Anniversary issue. Article about the history of the Dickinsonian. Fire at Phi Psi House, only minor injuries. Student Opinion Surveys of America found in a poll that the favorite movie of 1941 among college students was "Sergeant York." Twelve semester hour summer session is being planned for the upcoming summer. The college decides to allow subfreshmen to be admitted for the second semester to follow one of two course types--rushing guidelines for these students are included in the article. New officers elected for the Dickinsonian.
ROTC established at Dickinson. Bob Jones is elected president of sophomore class. Robert High is elected president of College Choir. Edward Adourian, Norman McWhinney, Frank Skrapits, and Emil Weiss to attend the Washington Semester. Women's Athletic Association banquet is held; Junior Blazers are awarded. Profile of Professor John C. Pflaum.
The Class of '51 elects its new officers: James Arnold, President; Paul Strickler, Vice-President; Jane Lehmer, Secretary; and Lawrence Lichtenstein, Treasurer. Student Senate also elects new officers: George Mooradian, President; Robert Hobson, Vice-President; Joyce Ingham, Secretary; and Charles Cook, Treasurer. Dr. William Lonsdale Tayler, chair of the Political Science department, announces a one-year leave from campus. Seven students exhibit original artworks in Bosler Hall, as the College Choir is fitted for robes to replace their suit-and-tie uniforms.
Environmental Science students conduct audit of the College. Dickinson College Choir performs Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra.
A discussion on Dickinson's Honor Code will be sponsored by Danforth and Omicron Delta Kappa. All sororities and some fraternities are to hold Christmas parties for the underprivileged children of Carlisle. The Dickinson College Choir will be filmed performing in Harrisburg and broadcast on WHP TV.
Earth Day promotes small local projects. Colonel Cabaniss from the War College discusses Bosnian situation. More universities offering HIV testing on campus. Minority students "more likely to integrate". Greeks compete in 'Olympic' games and enjoy sun. South Africa holds first free elections. Dickinson College Choir performs Verdi's 'Requiem'. Student's Art Exhibit showcases a wide range of talents.
College Treasurer James Nicholson resigns to pursue other career interests. College addresses issue of noise pollution from fraternities on campus, students living in Carlisle. Causes controversy among Inter-Fraternity Council members and Residential Life officials. Committee on Human Rights in Central and South America hosts "Teach-In" featuring Central American poetry, films, and a panel debate on U.S. foreign policy in Central America. Wellness Week profiles healthy living for student benefit. Dickinson begins work on promotional film. Snack bar named "Union Station.
Student Senate rescinds use of College name agreement. Communications and Development director Robert White resigns amid fund-raising. First weekend of BYOB meets with success, few problems. Social life committee to continue. Feinberg dinner rescheduled for next week. Eating disorders on campus force college to face the problem. Carlisle Car Shows. Art professor Dennis Akin, who did the stained glass, retires. Jim Morrisey latest storyteller in a series from the English department. College Choir featured in Bicentennial celebration of Allison Methodist Church.
Alcohol violations increase, committee looks at social life. BYOB forum discussed new party policy. Student Senate discusses academic advising. CBS correspondent Ann Compton to speak at this years commencement. College expands study abroad programs to China. Registrar introduces new registration, implementation to start after spring break. Common Hour lunch to remain free. LEAD raises illiteracy awareness at Common Hour. Habitat for Humanity attempts to expand operations. Profile of Molly Pitcher for Woman's History Month.
Red Devils Football will face Lycoming Crusaders in playoffs. Richard Carper speaks on lessons from AIDS. Quads 5 and 6 to be renovated next summer. MLK Research Center for Cultural Awareness opened. Tutor linking program reaches freshman seminars. Preliminary plan for ethnic studies program discussed. Peace Action group proposes the development of a Peace and Justice program. Profile of American Studies Professor Lonna Malmsheimer. Students returning from abroad cope with culture shock. Mozart's Requim performs by the College Choir and Orchestra. Eaken Piano Trio presents Mozart Tribute.
The College-Community Orchestra and College Choir will preform together along with featured guest cellist Michael Haran for Parents' Weekend. WDCV continues to make plans for improvement, including expanding airtime and adding a greater variety of programs. A gallery of the Black Arts Festival "The Black Light of Truth" is given. The Men's Tennis team looses the first time this season.
College Presidential candidate Samuel A Banks visits the College again. The Mermaid Players' final production of the year will be the 18th century English comedy The Clandestine Marriage. The Office of Student Services opens its miniweek program on Death and Dying with a panel discussion on death and religion. The Committee for Social Alternatives plan more activities for the upcoming year. Student Senate revises its fall budget. The Basketball team suffers two losses.
Student Senate conducts meeting to examine the co-ed housing issue. The recently-published American Defense and Detente by Prof. Eugene Rosi receives praise from colleagues. The Commission on the Status of Women at the College makes progress report; decisions during last semester include changing the male-female student ratio to 1:1 and removing references to "men" and "sons" in the Alma Mater. College artists present interpretations of "stuff." Political columnist Milton Viorst to visit campus. Prof.
The Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees approve "McKenney Hall" as the name of the newly-built dormitory. The College will hold the "Science for Survival" Symposium next week; John George Kemeny is the keynote speaker. Moonchildren opens at Mathers Theatre.