1951

Doll Dance is held. Ernest A. Vuilleumier to receive the D.C. Scott Althouse Chair of Chemistry. Jim Mackie and John Cassen are men's swimming co-captains.

Ten student leaders nominated to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Carlisle physician speaks on Dickinson's high car accident rate. Little Theater Group to perform Othello. Doll Dance planned.

Associate English Professor William R. Bowden publishes book. Professor Whitfield J. Bell, Jr. is selected to John Morgan Society of Philadelphia. Fiftieth annual Doll Dance is planned. Kappa Sigma wins interfraternity football season. Sophomores win inter-class volleyball season. Biography of Marion Memory, new head of Women's Physical Education Department.

Frank J. Ayres, Jr., receives Susan Powers Hoffman Chair of Mathematics. Edwin G. Dill donates collection of Eli Slifer's letters to Dickinsonia Collection. President Edel recognizes lacrosse as a semi-official sport. Johns Hopkins wins Dickinson homecoming game 34-13.

Frank J. Ayres, Jr., receives Susan Powers Hoffman chair of mathematics. Annual Campus Chest drive begins. New historical markers are unveiled and new lamposts are lit in ceremony. Homecoming pep rally and dance. Drayer Hall still under construction, should be completed by spring semester. Gettysburg defeats Dickinson football 34-7.

Wine Hats extend period in which they act to enforce freshmen rules. Student Senate requests meeting with President Edel and Board of Trustees concerning Homecoming. Herbert Wing receives Robert Coleman Chair of History. Freshman class officers are elected. Juniors win intramural girls hocky season.

Conrad Trumbore and Frank Houck do honors research for chemistry. Dickinson College Radio Mermaid Players to perform "The Phantom" over WLXW. Dickinson College Interfaith Council to hold annual Campus Chest drive.

Mary Dickinson Club adopts long-range plan to establish music department at Dickinson. Dickinson Christian Service project begins, is trip to give worship and recreational programs Grace Methodist Church in Altoona. Amendment to Student Senate constitution concerning delegates is to be put to student vote. Trustee Frank E. Masland, Jr., donates mace to college.

The Little Theater to present Othello. Thieves steal historic rug from Alpha Chi Rho house then return it.

Warren J. Gates, Rose Bartsch, Thayer Addison, and Marian R. Memory join faculty. Charles H. B. "Chick" Kennedy, head of physical education department and director of athletics, dies. Class of 1955 is largest ever admitted at 256 students; their home states and countries are listed. E. A. Vuilleumier becomes chairman of Southeastern Pennsylvania section of American Chemical Society. John Hopper, '48, is new basketball coach. History Professor John Pflaum encourages students to visit Europe.

Nine distinctive figures to receive honorary degrees at Commencement: Governor John S. Fine, Harold E. Stassen, Robert E. Woodside, and Bishop John S. Stamm. President Edel to travel to Carlisle, England, to celebrate the city's bicentennial. Outline of Commencement day activities. Dickinson College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute agree on a five year plan of engineering study. Overview of the spring athletics season. Professor John S. Steckbeck writes a book about the athletic prowess of the famous Carlisle Indians.

New officers of Omicron Delta Kappa are elected for the new year, naming Donald Taylor as president. Dr. Ward Miner to give a talk on novelist William Faulkner in an upcoming Belles Lettres meeting. Results of a recent student interest poll are listed. The first Guest Day in nine years proves to be a success. Jerry Weinstein is elected the new President of Student Senate. Dickinson baseball defeats Juniata. Beta Theta Pi receives the Inter-Fraternity sports trophy. The tennis team beats Western Maryland. Philosophy professor, Ferdinando D. Maurino's book to be published soon.

Dr. Clarence Little was awarded an honorary degree of Doctorate of Humane Letters at the Founder's Day event. Profile on Professor Ralph Schetcher. The tennis team wins three matches and loses one. Dickinson lacrosse defeats Franklin & Marshall, but loses its first ever game in a match against West Chester. The baseball team wins against Susquehanna. Phi Psi remains undefeated in the Inter-Fraternity League.

The Dickinson Follies' play, "Fly By Night" opens. Omicron Delta Kappa, a national honorary leadership fraternity, taps twelve new members. As a result of a monetary deficit, the college snack bar will close for the remainder of the term. The Scull and Key awards Sidney D. Kline, Jr. with the annual Outstanding Freshman Award. Profile on Dickinsonian Hamlin Neely. Dickinson lacrosse ties a game with Swarthmore and defeats Western Maryland. The track team wins against Juniata. The baseball team earns a victory over Elizabethtown.

Omicron Delta Kappa gives their Activities Award to the Belles Lettres Society and the Dickinson Follies. The campus honorary groups, the Scull and Key and the Wheel and Chain, tap new members.A representative of Chesterfield offers cigarettes as a contest prize. Dr. Eric W. Barnes, head of the English Department, leads a discussion of Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman" at a Belles Lettres meeting. Profile on Dr. Arthur M. Prinz. The lacrosse team remains undefeated following their victory over Franklin & Marshall. The baseball team defeats Franklin & Marshall. Dr.

"D" Club lacrosse seeks recognition as a intercollegiate varsity sport. Details of the Spring Formal. Renowned young violinist, Joyce Renee to give a concert in Bosler. Three teams remain undefeated in the Inter-Fraternity League: Beta Theta Pi, Phi Epsilon Pi, and Phi Psi. Dickinson Baseball win their first game of the season. Dickinson Tennis defeats Juniata.

Details regarding the Spring Formal, including discussion of its "unusual theme," "Spring in the Park," and the musical performances by Ray McKinley and the Ted Wilson Combo. Pi Delta Epsilon announces the institution of a new award for journalism. Article describing plans for Pan-Hellenic Weekend. At the Annual Little Three Banquet, coaches choose their all-star athletic teams. Dickinson Tennis wins the first match of the season. The College makes plans for a new course in Astronomy.

The Drinkinsonian, the annual spoof edition of the paper, offers a satirical look at college groups and individuals.

Honorable Irving H. Saypol, United States Attorney for the southern district of New York, will speak at the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Banquet. President Edel dedicates the cornerstone for the women's dormitory. Phi Delta Theta receives the Interfraternity Cup during Interfraternity Weekend. Phi Psi wins the league title in the Inter-Fraternity Basketball League.

The Little Theater cast prepares to their new theater production of "Drums of Death." All-female Mary Dickinson Club forms. Greek festival theme of Interfraternity Weekend. President Edel names Professor C.F. Kellogg as Dean of the Sophomore Class. Profile of Dickinson faculty member, Dr. Wellington A. Parlin. Dickinson Basketball upsets the favored Bucknell quintet.

The College helps with event plans for the celebration of the bicentennial of Cumberland County and the Borough of Carlisle. Omicron Delta Kappa, National Honorary Leadership fraternity, will hold its First Annual Leadership Dinner in April. The Dickinson Debate Team receives an invitation to the National Debate Tournament. Profile of Dickinson faculty member, Dr. Eric Barnes. Beta Theta Pi and Phi Psi remained tied in the inter-fraternity basketball league.

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 undefeated in the Inter-Fraternity League.

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.

New York University professor, Dr. Brooke Hindle will speak on the topic of "American Culture and the Migration of the Revolutionary Era" at the upcoming Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture. Article discussing the College's decision to hold a summer academic session. Famous tenor Elwood Gary to give a musical concert. Dickinson Basketball team wins match against Juniata.