Aquacade Club to present annual show entitled, "Water Vagabonds". Harry E. Fosdick and W. Emory Hartman to address chapels. Campus clubs usher in holiday season with a number of themed events. Gershwin Concert Orchestra to give recital on campus. First year since 1901 that the heretofore annual Doll Dance will not be held.
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.
U.S. Foreign Service member William P. Cochran to speak on campus at the next International Relations Club meeting. Men's Glee Club presents annual winter Festival of Music. Mermaid Players to present "Antigone".
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.
Fifteen Dickinson students chosen to represent "Who's Who" among the American university and college students. ROTC selects nominees for female representative, seven to be elected at the Military Ball. Noted author and lecturer James T. Flexner to speak on British spy Major John Andre and his internment in Carlisle. Unbeaten 1937 football team to hold reunion at South College.
Renowned actor and dramatist Charles Laughton to give a reading in Bosler Hall. Portrait of James Buchanan, painted by artist George Peter Alexander Healy, to be presented to the College.
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.
Students travel to New York to visit United Nations building and attend various committees. College president Dr. William Edel attends President Eisenhower's birthday party at Hershey as a guest of Colonel Ketchem, financial advisor to the Republican National Committee. College Commons falls down after a lightning storm. Spotlight on Prof. Richard "Mac" MacAndrews.
Recent graduate Donald Shapiro receives two national awards for noteworthy undergraduate achievement. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin to play in Bosler. Carlisle Players to present the play "The Night of January 16th", College faculty and students to participate. Former VP of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company H.G. Kenagy appointed new assistant to the president the College and public relations head.
Classical music program added, made possible by a donation of records and a high quality record player made by the class of 1953. Former professor Donald Morrison appointed head of the State Civil Service Commission. College to offer evening courses to Carlisle residents. World University Service Conference to be held at the College. Mermaid Players announce expansion of program. Former professor Eric Barnes accepts position as chair of American Civilization at the Free University of Berlin, new director of the University's Institute of American Studies.
College introduces new academic counseling system. New language lab installed in West College. Revised class registration plan implemented alongside the new counseling program. Distinguished clergymen to speak at Chapel.
Dickinsonian Football Extra. Spotlight on coaches, team, and upcoming games.
Commencement Issue. Seven men to receive honorary degrees - Five of whom are Dickinsonians. Commencement brings to a close the first year of the Men's Glee Club. The Dickinson College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors celebrates its Fifth Anniversary. The Theta Chi fraternity returns the Dickinson Mermaid. New rules regarding Freshman hazing are announced. Article reflecting on the first year of the Dickinson ROTC Program. New Rushing regulations announced. Review of Dickinson athletic teams.
The Union Philosophical Society will award the Commencement speaker, Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay, the first Union Philosophical Society Award since its rejuvenation. The College awards Trustee Scholarships to five future Dickinsonians. Walter Fish elected President of Student Senate for the next year. Profile on Dickinsonian Emil Weiss. The Dickinson Golf Team defeats Albright. Dickinson Lacrosse wins against Western Maryland College. Dickinson places second in the Little Three Track Championships.
Plans for a student-published humor magazine called "The Devil." New student counseling system has been approved and will go into effect next Fall. Faculty promotions announced. Profile on faculty member Sargent Joseph F. Kolodinsky. Profile on Dickinsonian, E. Donald Shapiro. Dickinson Lacrosse defeats Lafayette.
Educators Mark Burkhart and David Swartz to speak at an upcoming meeting of Future Teachers of America. Celebrated artist, William Robinson Leigh to visit campus. Dean Amos Horlacher to take leave for graduate study at Columbia University. The Dickinson Debate Team places first in the Duquesne Novice Tournament in Pittsburgh. Profile on Dickinsonian Loma Rein. Detailed article covering the upcoming Spring Follies, Mermaid Players' production, and Drama Festival. Dickinson Baseball defeats Franklin and Marshall. Sophomore girls win the Inter-Class Bowling Tournament.
Dr. William L. Tayler is elected to serve on the National Council of the American Association of University Professors. Omicron Delta Kappa named the Dickinson College Debate Team as the most outstanding college activity. Profile on Dickinsonian Ted Adourian. Dickinson Baseball defeats Western Maryland College.
Dr. Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., will be on leave next year, serving as a visiting professor at the College of William and Mary. John Scott - author, lecturer, and foreign correspondent for Time magazine and Life magazine - will speak at an upcoming chapel meeting.The Dickinson College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors to hold its annual dinner. Julliard String Quartet to perform. Details of Spring Formal. Profile on student athlete Jim Pritchard.
Pan-Hellenic Weekend will feature a Mardi Gras theme. Dr. John A. Monroe to speak on Senator Henry Ridgely at the upcoming Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture. The Debate Team placed sixth at the West Point Elimination Tournament. The Dickinson ROTC unit plans to hold an Open House. Renowned Hampton Choir performs on campus. Leadership Banquet to be held by the Dickinson Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa. Profile on Dickinsonian Phyllis Hood, who recently married Skip Fredericks. Upcoming second annual girls versus boys softball game. Beta Theta Pi wins the Inter-Fraternity Basketball Tournament.
The annual spoof issue, The Drinkinsonian, is full of satire and parody.
After an absence of five months, the Dickinson Mermaid was restored to her place atop Old West. Upcoming concert by the Little Orchestra Society. Details on Inter-Fraternity Weekend. The possibility of summer school at Dickinson College is currently being discussed. The Intercollegiate Conference on Government elected Carl Skinner of Dickinson College to the position of Chairman of the I.C.G.'s Central Region. Judge Florence Allen is interviewed at Dickinson. Profile on Dickinsonian Elizabeth Middleton.
The Union Philosophical Society will host the Intercollegiate Conference on Government's Central Regional Convention. York Barbel Company to give a weightlifting exhibition in the Alumni Gym. Dr. Paul Rufus Burkholder receives the Dickinson College Priestley Award. Dr. William F. Hufstader presents a gift to fund a College theater.
Student reviews of the play, "Anne of the Thousand Days." Bishop John Wesley Lord, Dickinson alumnus, to speak in an upcoming chapel meeting. Dickinsonians file a petition to retain Professor Hugh Mercer, who was rumored to have been dropped from the College faculty. Details on the upcoming annual Priestley Award Dinner. Judge Florence Allen will be the Women's Day speaker. Profile on athletic coach, Lee Ann Wagner. Recent tragic death of student Eugene Beck - Detailed profile on him written by Professor John Steckbeck.
Original drawings of Dickinson College by Benjamin Latrobe found. New College apartment building to be called Montgomery Hall. Professor Milton E. Flower presented a slide tour of Europe at a recent meeting of the International Relations Club. The Little Orchestra Society to visit Dickinson in March. Profile on student athlete, Lee Huber. Dickinson Basketball ends losing streak by defeating Western Maryland College.
Dickinson College students have named Louis Fischer an honorary member of their Belles Lettres Literary Society. Sally Husted is crowned the Queen of Hearts at the Mid-Winter Ball. The great Irish-English novelist, Elizabeth Bowen to address the upcoming chapel meeting. United States Senator J. William Fulbright scheduled to speak on campus. Reverend James Hutchinson speaks in chapel about his native Scotland. Aquatic Club to give performance entitled "Aqua Fantasy." Profile on Dickinsonian Robert Gasull. Profile on student athlete Elton Richards.