Senate Elections

The College store begins to market tear gas. Charles Coleman Seller, historian and librarian emeritus of the College, passes away. Draft protest raises consciousness. Due to book theft, the library plans to install an alarm system. A centerpiece outlines a Senate election report. Sports profile on student Dave Freysinger. Men's Basketball defeats Albright, Gettysburg, and Franklin and Marshall.

The Dickinson baseball team defeats Gettysburg. The Musical Clubs held a concert at Boiling Springs. The Scientific Club holds a club banquet. The student body elects its Senators. The officers of the Politics Club are announced. The Skull and Key Junior Society holds a dance. The Commencement Program is given, outlining all of the events for Commencement Week.

Dickinson Follies perform original show. Student Senate election results: Bob Keuch is president. Professor Russel I. Thompson is promoted to the new position of Provost. Sidney Kline receives outstanding sophomore award from Omicron Delta Kappa. Alured C. "Slim" Ransom is elected athletic director and head football coach. Frank Maze resigns.

Student Senate candidates present their platforms and ideas in debate. Campus reacts to current Student Senate president Laura Spindler's administration. Senior Kevin Nathan featured for his broadcasting start at TV40 in Boiling Springs with sports talk show, "SportsScene".

Candidates for Student Senate elections announced. United Party's platform. Dickinson Follies perform "Katy Did", a modern adaptation of "She Stoops to Conquer". Dickinson Aero Club plans to purchase second plane. Wrestling competes in Middle Atlantic States Wrestling Championships. Swimming places fourth at Middle Atlantic championships. Dean Frederic W. Ness speaks about recruiting faculty at meeting of the National Education Association's Association of Higher Education.

The Student Senate elects new officers for the coming academic year. Thurgood Marshall speaks to the Carlisle Intercultural Council. Nine students are tapped for the Phi Delta Epsilon journalistic fraternity. Commentary by President Edel appears in the New York Daily News. An exhibition of student artwork opens in Bosler Hall.

Student Senate stops delegation on the election of officers until the following academic year, focusing instead on the budget and changes to the freshman rules. Religious leader and author Henry Emerson Fosdick is announced as the commencement speaker. The first all-student art exhibit is set to open. Skull and Key taps nine men for the 1948-1949 school year. The thief who ransacked the women's dormitory in East College was captured in Maryland.

Kappa Sigma hosts delegates from seven schools for the fraternity's Pennsylvania convention. The Little Theater's production of Macbeth opens to good reviews. The Intercollegiate Conference on Government hosts a mock presidential election. Phi Delta Theta takes fist place in the 175 anniversary float contest. SAE submits a plan to the Student Senate on the seating of Senate members and election of officers. An editorial on the state of freshman rules appears. Basketball player John Hopper receives two offers from professional teams in the Basketball Association of America.

The motion for the popular election of officers of the Student Senate was defeated by a vote of 9-4. The date for the Little Theater's spring production of Macbeth is set. The Choral Club completes a three-day tour of churches and schools in neighboring Altoona. Three Dickinson basketball players are selected for the Little Three all-star team. 300 students and townspeople attend a jazz concert in Bosler Hall, featuring groups from Dickinson and the surrounding area. A stoplight is installed at the corner of West and High Streets.

An overview of Student Senate's report on popular elections appears, calling for a petition system to nominate candidates and outlining the duties of a popularly elected president. The local journalistic fraternity, Alpha Sigma Gamma, receives a charter from the national Pi Delta Epsilon. The Interfraternity Council discusses changes to rush rules, including the possibility of delaying rush until the second semester. Dr. William Lonsdale Tayler sends another report from Cuba. A new scholarship for freshmen is announced. Noted director John Reich will present a lecture on popular drama.

The first annual Inter-fraternity weekend begins. A proposal for a student disciplinary committee is introduced to the Student Senate. Painter Grant Reynard visits Dickinson to give a lecture and a small demonstration of his work. The basketball team participates in the Middle Atlantic championship playoffs for the first time ever. Dr. William Lonsdale Tayler writes in from Cuba, describing Havana and his participation in the Academia Interamericana de Derecho Caparado E Internacional. Student Senate holds a third and final closed meeting on the popular election of senators.

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 emeritus. Senate approves and amendment to clarify election and seating procedure for representatives. Dickinson's basketball team faces Columbia.

Professor of English Charles L. Swift retires. Enrollment rises above 900 for the first time in college history. A massive reappraisal project is undertaken to include all academic departments and extra-curricular activities. Significant changes are made to attendance, grading, and vacation policies. Dr. Amos B. Horlacher becomes the first Dean of Men. A short discussion of student senate election policies appears in a letter to the editor. Course offering are expanded to include Russian, art, architecture and several new professors are hired.

Investigation into election violation postpones Senate elections. Pres. Fritschler and others field questions at Town Meeting. Common Hour lecturer Paula Gregory discusses genetic research. Writers Ana Castillo, Helena Maria Viramontes, and Roberta Fernandez to participate in symposium on Latina and Chicana literature. Poet Harryette Mullen presents in Denny. Historian Louis Montrose speaks in Memorial Hall. College Republicans attend Rush Limbaugh Show. German Department celebrates tenth anniversary of partnership with University of Bremen.

Secrets of how to live off-campus revealed. Lack of candidates and voters tarnishes Senate races, three positions unfilled. New Student Senate president to fight apathy, inspire activity. Weather dampens events but not spirit of the first annual Peace Festival. Holocaust remembered by College. John Dickinson, founder or flounder. Propel yourself with "Velocity Girl". The cold "rained" supreme in Fl.

More students than expected vote in senate elections. Record number of students who applied for off campus housing are denied. Bud Shaw, alumnus and activist, dies of AIDS. Students attend an abortion rights march in Washington, D.C. Symposium to be held to discuss the future of Cuba. Students and Safety and Security both pleased with HUB's all night hours. Walter Eddy discusses role of administration in Greek Life. Multiculturalism has become the goal and challenge for administrators. Editorial on the National Endowment for the Arts.

In this edition, a massive food fight in the dining hall resulted in a $679.09 bill to shampoo and clean the damaged rugs. The Student Senate elections resulted in Avery Leslie winning Senate President, and the students voted to keep the cafeteria closed to commuting students. President Sam Banks inducted into the athletic Hall of Fame Joseph J. Myers for basketball and football, Reno F. DiOrio for football, and G. Raymond Weaver for basketball and baseball. Bill Boucher and Mark Hash won third and fourth place respectively at the Penn State Invitational Ski Tournament.

In this edition, the 1977-78 Senate election results are featured. The results were Steve Bartolett as Senate President, Ernie Kilpfel as Vice-President, and Kathy Kunkel as Treasurer. The Career Oriented Liberal Education or COLE program is new at Dickinson, which allows students to apply classroom theory to outside experiences. Through a grant, the program focuses in curriculum, internships and career advising. WDCV, the College's FM radio station, has plans for renovations and expansion, since it is one of the largest organizations on campus.

Candidates for student senate present their views. The search continues for Rubendall's successor. The College receives a $150,000 gift to help fund religious programs.

Faculty resolutions on 5-5-4-4 and reform of the grading system must be announced by the March 1971 faculty meeting. Professors state that the four track option will provide more flexibility to students. Alumni will donate to restore and renovate East College to be a humanities building. The Follies are resurrected after disbanding in 1968. Results of the Senate elections leave both Republicans and Democrats happy. Information on the Draft is published in a question and answer column. The college keeps pace with changing technology with The Learning Center.

Peter Cohen and Jack Stover face-off in Student Senate elections. Faculty approves requirements for inclusion in History major. Librarians object to location of planned Tuvin Auditorium. Drug Education Committee reports on "marihuana." Martha & The Vandellas to perform in Holland Union Building. Daniel Crofts explains draft status controversy. Robert Tyson, newly-elected President of Interfraternity Council, is interviewed.

Dr. George Wald is the recipient of the 19th Priestley Memorial award. The Public Affairs symposium draws to a close with a call for environmental activism. The winners of the Student Senate elections for president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary are announced. SMC plans to distribute antiwar newsletters on the upcoming national conference. English 101 course offerings will be announced before students select classes. Vincent Price gives a poetry lecture on campus.

Faculty approves the proposed changes to the academic calendar. Student Senate candidates begin their campaigns. Profiles of all candidates are given in this issue. A proposal to revise the ROTC program will be drafted by Ad-Hoc. The Mermaid Players' revival of Lysistrata is another success.

91 students named to Scholars' List. Paul Burtner wins student Senate presidency. Members of Carlisle NAACP and Faith and Society meet to discuss issues related to both groups. Discussions on possible cigarette ban to take place. Exchange student Artur Lambo discusses the situation in his home country of Mozambique. Housemother Emma Grubb discusses her career on campus. Professor George Edberg editing a collection Jose Milla's works. Report on hours and benefits of Bonisteel-Yeagley Observatory, which is located on the roof of Althouse. Dr. G.

Student Senate election campaigns under way with Larry Bayley, Paul Burtner and Angelo Romeo running for president. Tighter security introduced in the library as a checkpoint is set up. Bo Didley to perform for Valentine's Day. Lewis Fulton, national field director for Young Americans for Freedom, to appear on campus to discuss the merits of "Operation Abolition" at Public Affairs Symposium. Transfer students comment on transition to life at Dickinson. New sabbatical guidelines for professors to make personal research easier.