A new woman's dormitory. renovations of chemical laboratories, improvements to the College commons, and repairs to East College are approved by Trustees. Examination scheduled posted. Saturday night socials sponsored by the Men and Women's Cooperating Association. Exam hysteria sets in....
Valentine's Day Issue. Love advice is given. Rushing rules are posted.
Three College Dances planned for spring semester. Several new faculty members are added. Plans for a social center are presented. Problems of post-war education are discussed. Student government is given an overview. A new column is started, written by an ex-G.I. about the many veterans on...
Belles Lettres Literary Society is reactivated. Dickinsonian reorganizes staff. Dickinson's search for a college president reaches year and half mark with still no success. College life finally seems to have returned to normal.
Annual Scholarship Dinner held in honor of "A" average students. Second and third floor hallways in Old West renovated. All-College Dance held. Chaplain Albert C. Oliver, Colonel U.S.A., '07 presents account of his activities as a P.O.W of the Japanese. Dr. John C. Hepler resigns from faculty to...
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.
Male Glee Club forms on campus. Second annual Pennsylvania State Methodist Student Conference to be held at Dickinson College. Dr. Albert H. Gerberich '18 quits staff to take up position in State Department.
Forty veterans enroll at Dickinson. Skull and Key Society reactivates on campus. Orientation Committee becomes new and permanent section of the Student Senate. John Gibson '47 is elected president of the Methodist Student Conference. Dickinson Students attend Mock Congress. Plans for a new women...
Enrollment cap is increased to 800; women's quotes set at 200. Skull and Key chooses nine. Three one-act plays to be performed by Little Theater. Panhellenic Day held.
Dickinsonian get new staff. Staff open for 1947 Microcosm. Honors program opened to students. The Raven's Claw, the Senior honorary society of Dickinson, celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Representative John Kunkel gives address at Saturday chapel. Dickinson debates Gettysburg on the Air. Professor F. Eugene Reader resigns from Dickinson School of Law. Arthur D. Kalher resigns as director of athletics and head football coach at Dickinson. Chi Omega purchases house for national...
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.
Editors of 1947 Microcosm are chosen. The Hornbook resumes publication on campus. Carlisle takes action on Veteran Housing issue. College pranksters put goldfish in College pool. Elliot Lawrence to provide music for Spring Formal.
Omicron Delta Kappa taps six men. Board of Athletic Control selects committee to elect new coach. Married Vets plan banquet. Dr. Eric Barnes is appointed head of the English department. New fence to be erected around Biddle Field.
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.
Inauguration of President William Wilcox Edel is planned. Former president C. William Prettyman dies from cardiovascular disease. Helen B. Norcross becomes dean of women. The Commons in the old gymnasium and the chemistry laboratory in the Tome Scientific Building are remodeled. Warren Spencer...
Students to participate in a march in honor of Edel's Inauguration. Student Senate plans Homecoming weekend. Half of student body are present due to the G.I. Bill of Rights.
William W. Edel is inaugurated college president. Athletic Board of Control continues in its policy not to play against Gettysburg. Earl Hee-Edward Seiber is elected president of German Club.
Faculty vote to require all students to receive influenza vaccinations. German Club opens membership to German students of all levels. First Homecoming since 1941 is planned.
Dickinson raises over $700 for the Community Chest Drive, falling short of $1,000 goal. Homecoming is planned.
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...
Austin Armitstead elected Junior class president. Panhellenic Council places four-month ban on social activities on Chi Omega sorority for breaking rushing rules. Dickinson defeats Allegheny in last football game of season.
David I. Gleim becomes chemistry instructor. Athletic Control Board to hold banquet for football team and distribute varsity letters. Dickinson College Religious Association plans Campus Chest Drive, a new composite of four traditional fundraisers.
Trustees create the position of college vice president and fill it with Gilbert Malcolm. Ralph R. Ricker becomes football coach. Football banquet is held. Radio station to be built on campus. Doll Dance to be held. Trustees decide to start a Russian Studies department.
