The City of Carlisle, England, will inaugurate automatic telephone service with a trans-Atlantic telephone call between that city and its American namesake, Carlisle, Pennsylvania - the first beyond British shores via the new automatic system. Herman Stuke, a German student who studied at...
Doris Weigel replaces Sandercock as the Dickinsonian's Editor-in-Chief. Plans for a new science building underway. Dickinson Swimming scores its seventh victory.
Bishop Fred P. Corson to speak at the annual Scholarship Dinner. Changes made to the upcoming Religion-In-Life program, "A Faith For Life." $5,000 grant received by the Biology Department. John Scott, a member of the editorial staff of Time Magazine, to give a lecture. Men's basketball faces an...
The Board of Trustees of the College to sponsor a special recognition dinner for faculty members who have served the College for twenty-five years or longer. Outline of Religion-In-Life events. The Student Senate votes to support the National Student Association in their sponsorship of a...
The New Art Wind Quintet to perform at the next Cultural Affairs event. Dr. Bunderman of Harrisburg to speak on "Inspiring the Student" at the next meeting of the Future Teachers of America. Physicist Dr. Edward Teller to receive the Priestley Award. Dickinson Swimming ranks fourth in the Middle...
Thre Dickinson freshmen were killed and a fourth critically injured in an automobile accident in Carlisle. Author Dr. Karlis Leyasmeyer to come to Dickinson to speak about Russia. Newly developed Junior-Year-in-New-York Program offered through New York University. News regarding the building of...
Famous drama critic, John Mason Brown to speak at the next Cultural Affairs event. Mr. Donald R. Seibert elected head coach for Dickinson Football. Biology Department buys new equipment after receiving a $5,000 donation from Smith, Kline and French Co. Mr. and Mrs. Janos Tar, a young couple from...
The Drinkinsonian, the annual spoof edition of the paper, offers a satirical look at college groups and individuals.
Outline of events for Inter-Fraternity Weekend. The Mermaid Player's spring production, "The Heiress" to open this week. Dr. Bertram H. Davis, Professor of English, and Mr. Dentler of the Sociology Department submit resignations. Theta Chi wins the Inter-Fraternity League Championship in...
The newly developed President's Trophy to be awarded annually to a fraternity for good campus citizenship. Two collegiate sports added: wrestling and cross country. Mr. T. S .J. George, editor of the Bombay Free Press Journal, Bombay, India, to speak at the Student Christian Association....
Sue Palmer is chosen as the new editor of the Microcosm Yearbook. World's leading recital cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky to perform for the last Cultural Affairs event of the academic year. Jeanne Thomas crowned the ROTC Dance Queen. The College celebrates the 185th Anniversary of its founding. A...
A new, revised Student Senate Constitution was passed. Claude Thornhill's jazz orchestra will play at the Spring Formal, along with the orchestras of Kai Winding and Stan Rubin. The tennis team earns its sixth straight victory after their match against Elizabethtown. The baseball team wins...
Seven men to receive honorary doctorates at Commence this year: Rev. Frederick E. Maser, Josiah White, Dr. Frank H. Bowles, Alden H. Emery, Dr. Edwin David Wienberg, Robert Livingston Johnson, and Attorney General Robert Brownell. The tennis team wins its eighth consecutive match.
The incoming freshmen made Dickinson history as the largest class ever- 310 freshmen matriculated after 1400 applications, coming from 15 states and 9 countries. Thirty new faculty members have joined Dickinson including Dean of Men Alan Coutts, college chaplain Reverend Mr. J. Artley, and...
College President Dr. Edel announced the upcoming gift of a planetarium made by Roscoe O. Bonisteel. The Danforth Experiment has begun at Dickinson, led by Dr. James Leslie and including 57 students divided into seven groups.
The recent Parents' Weekend boasted an attendance of over 1200. Dickinson will hold a Campus Chest Week to raise money for various charities. The Belle Lettres society will hold its first literary conversation of the year, entitled "Shakespeare on the Modern Stage" and led by Professor Edward...
This issue is very concerned with the campus Flu Epidemic, in spite of a statement from college physician Dr. Edward S. Kronenberg that the virus was on the wane. Actor Emlyn Williams will appear at Bosler Hall in the second event of the cultural affairs series, "A Boy Grows Up"- a performance...
Dr. Philip S. Bernstein, leading spokesman for the American Jewish Faith, spoke in chapel. Dr. Fred B. Rogers to speak on nosography at the Spahr Lecture. Fraternity house renovations. Plans discussed for Religion-In-Life Week during the week November 17 to 21. Rev. Roy Joseph Hendricks, pastor...
The College ends its annual Homecoming prank. Information regarding upcoming Religion-In-Life Week. Progress on the construction of the Althouse Science building. Inge Paul named the "Little Colonel" of the Military Ball. Description of Homecoming activities. Dickinson to play Johns Hopkins in...
Vincent A. McCrossen, Professor of Comparative Literature at Boston College, to speak at the next chapel meeting. The Dickinson Football team ties with Johns Hopkins at the Homecoming match. Discussion on Professor Charles Sellers' recent research trip to London and upcoming book. Profile on...
Discussion of holiday music concerts. Chairman of the Department of Classics at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. William C. McDermott to speak in chapel. Dizzy Gillespie and Jack Teagarden to give jazz concerts on campus. Chris Herrmann named the Snow Queen. Profile on Dickinson's current...
Dr. J.S. Leslie, a chaplain at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Wellesley University, is chosen to lead the Danforth Experiment outlined by Dickinson College's Danforth Foundation. Duke Ellington and his jazz orchestra play at the Mid-Winter Ball. The Editor-in-...
Further discussion of holiday concerts. Students carol in chapel. Article on students studying abroad in Europe this summer. President Edel to choose two students to fill the vacant spots on the Cultural Affairs Committee. College faculty announces changes in the 1958-59 curriculum. The...
