1961

Dr. W. Wright Kirk selected as Chairman ad interim of Department of Modern Languages. Evaluation to be conducted by University Senate of the Methodist Church. Josiah Kline leaves an undisclosed amount of money to the college. Debate begins over relocation of Rush statue. Student protests result in better food and service. Dr. George Cressy to discuss the strength of Russia. IFC and President Rubendall discuss fraternity academic achievement and ways to improve it. Lacrosse to be informaly reinstated for Spring 1962. Swim season forecast looks good.

Homecoming activities reported. Dickinson highlights stronger academic focus. Phi Epsilon Pi chosen as outstanding fraternity. Samuel Hayakawa's talk prompts debate over US-Soviet Union relations. Recap of Professor Beaty's address at chapel on the types of academics and why they need God. Cultural Affairs Program presents Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in concert at Carlisle High School.

Members of the International Relations Club to attend conference. Spring vacation changes rejected. John Dingee and Barbara Greer will represent Dickinson at conference held at the United Nations in NYC which features Indian Prime Minister Nehru. Homecoming activities announced. Belles Lettres present French movie "The Wild Oats". Review of Mermaid Players' run of Moliere's "Tartuffe". Alumni Office undergoes changes under Tom Young. Dr. Prinz discusses situation in Berlin after trip to Germany. Library to undergo changes. Chemistry department gets new equipment.

Opening night of Moliere's "Tartuffe" reviewed. Samuel Hayakawa to speak on the use of language. Rubendall's inauguration recapped. West German exchange student Harold Heinze comments on West-East split and UN action. Martha Young makes a comparison between racist inclinations in the North and in the South. TV show "Route 66" films in Carlisle.

$2 goal set for Campus Chest fundraiser. Biographical information on President Rubendall is given; inauguration ceremony plan highlighted. Newton Aiken, editor of Baltimore's Evening Sun, to speak. Campus movement to reinstate lacrosse gains momentum. Ravi Shankar performance reviewed. Phi Delta Epsilon selects new members. Summer improvements cost $30,000.

Information on AAUP censure possibly being lifted. Rubendall meets with fraternity representatives to discuss ongoing policy issues. Billy Butterfield to play at Military Ball. Inauguration of Rubendall planned. New exhibit in Bosler features Japanese prints. Special course offered in Radiation Biology. Dr. Shilling to speak on campus about religion and science. $125,000 from Central PA Conference of Methodist Church to go to new student union. Senate advisor selected; senate approves WDCV as permanent campus organization and is given $1,200 from sinking fund.

Rubendall advocates new Student Union. Ravi Shankar to speak at Cultural Affairs program. Reverend Lester Welliver and Doctor Cornelius Kruse to speak. College bookstore is too small according to Assistant Treasurer George Bubletz. Committee of Academic Policy, Program, and Practice to undertake survey of curriculum. Debate council opens season. Military Science department to recreate Civil War battle. Results of the Prof-Coed basketball game. Zeta Tau Alpha will celebrate Founder's Day October 14th. Rushing rules under debate.

Student-Faculty Judicial Council explained. Skull & Key agree to help enforce new rush rules. New Raven's Claw members announced. New Student Senate President John Dingee, Jr. addresses issues with senate that students have raised. First-year students are attacked by upperclassmen with eggs. Rush rules are tightened. Professor Donald W. Flaherty takes Foreign Student Advisor position.

First issue of the new year is a special issue that discusses developments over summer that cannot be postponed to later in the semester when first issue would normally be released. WDCV ready to begin operation. New women's dormitory to begin construction in February. Rubendall to assume role as 24th president. Dickinson moves to be removed from AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Censure List. New rules introduced concerning student social behavior. Omicron Delta Kappa taps new students. Pi Delta Epsilon announces new inductees and sophomore and senior prizes.

Dean Nelson suspends Skull and Key. Chair of the political science department, Professor William Tayler, resigns. Rubendall to begin as President July 1. Class officers elected. President Malcolm to award five honorary degrees at commencement. Omicron Delta Kappa taps eleven. Helen Douglass Gallagher reelected to Board of Trustees. Two new professors announced. Dr. Milton Flower awarded grant from American Association of State and Local History for new book. 1961 Microcosm dedication to President Malcolm. Mike Hermann named athlete of the year.

Former Dickinson professor J. Wesley Robb visits to lecture and lead discussion groups. Minors are no longer required for graduation. Wheel and Chain tap five new members. Issue dedicated to outgoing President Gilbert "Red" Malcolm with special commemorative. Professors Herbert Thomson and Edward Rothstein resign. Alpha Psi Omega tap seven new members. New faculty members announced. Communism on campuses on rise. Lloyd Price to be headliner for IFC Weekend. Professor Luther Erickson wins two grants for chemical research. Tennis wins 31st consecutive game over span of three years.

Report on the trial of Robert Meisenbach after San Fransisco student protest of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Ben Giorgio names new Editor-in-Chief of Microcosm. Letter from Dr. Rubendall to the college prior to his arrival. Professor Wishmeyer and Dean Barbara Stevens marry. ROTC inspections successful. Editorial on American Association of University Professors and on Dr. Rubendall. Aquacade performances receive great acclaim. Recap of Agnes DeMille's opening talk of Arts Festival. Anticipating Parents Weekend activities. Phi Mu Alpha to present concert. Dr.

Betty Keat wins Fulbright Scholarship for study in France. Student Senate sponsors clothing drive. Trustees present nine resolutions concerning housing. Six sophomores given freshmen counselor positions. Editorial critiques graduation requirement of having a minor. With the leaving of Professor Jack M. Jarrett, students ponder the future of Dickinson music programs and acknowledge a campus apathy. Professor Ralph Schlechter, founder of the Music Department, reflects on 40 years at Dickinson. Aquacade presents "Scenes along the Seine" for Arts Festival. Skull and Key tap ten sophomores.

Agnes DeMille will participate in Second Annual Arts Festival. Phi Mu to show movie on the House Un-American Activities Committee that has received national criticism. Dr. Masland explains the John Birch Society's goals. Francis Warlow first Fulbright Award recipient in college history. Freshmen plays will occur later in the month. Pi Gamma Mus elects eighteen students to social science honor society. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke on campus. Dr. Van de Kamp gave a lecture after receiving the Glover Lecture Award. Dr. Joseph McVicker Hunt to visit as guest psychologist.

The annual spoof issue, The Drinkinsonian, tackles various aspects of college life in a satirical manner.

Follies production of The Boyfriend features jazz and flappers. Agnes DeMille to visit the college during the arts festival. Non-western studies program being developed with Gettysburg, Wilson, Hood, Western Maryland, and St. Mary's - St. Joseph's, and to include eastern travel. College makes gains toward improvements required for accreditation. The Trustees steering committee meets to discuss fraternity housing. Doctor Martin Luther King to speak soon at Allison chapel. Housemother Charlotte Prettyman to retire to Germany.

Priestley award goes to Dr. W. Maurice Ewing of Columbia University, Geophysicist. Malcolm Reports Dickinson's progress is on improvement. Senior Fred Richardson reserves Woodrow Wilson award for chemistry research. John Dingee takes over as Senate president. Loan from the federal Community Facilities Administration for a new dining hall and women's residence hall (probably Adams). Dickinson Follies to present The Boyfriend. Solution to Denny Hall pigeon nuisance investigated. New issue of the Hornbook published, contents disappointing.

New United party takes over senate with John Dingee president, Barbara Greer secretary, and Barb Price treasurer. Action party's Whit Smyth takes vice president. American Association of university professors observes that increased tuition goes to buildings, not professors. Trustees investigate using Federal Housing Administration loan to build Fraternity quadrangle. A review of the Mermaid Players production of Crime and Punishment. 1961 colloid and surface chemistry contest for undergraduates opens. ROTC rifle team finishes 5-3 in competition.

New United and Action parties present platforms. The Student Rules Evaluation Committee revises rules for off campus parties, and fraternity visiting hours. Horlacher holds first meeting to give details on the Fraternity Quadrangle. Articles on Ray Charles' upcoming concert and Ray Charles himself. The spring issue of The Hornbook to feature radical changes. Fort Lauderdale to hold its first spring jazz festival for the spring break. Mermaid Players to perform Crime and Punishment. Professor Means indicts student for living too softly - mentally, morally, and physically.

Party candidates weigh in for the coming Student Senate campaign. Action party announces qualification of its slate, the New United Party states its platform of change. The Trustees Executive committee met to discuss Student housing, fraternity quadrangle propose. Students call for student center. Panhellic Council introduces tentative drinking rules for sororities. Column on the merits of an eleven month school year. Former Dickinson student, Sergio Eduardo Garcia Romo is the head of the National Institute of the Youth of Mexico, a Mexican youth group.

Parties prepare for upcoming Student Senate elections. The United party reorganizes state aims, Action party Chooses Dick Tull to head slate. Ray Charles, the Raelets, and his band to present a jazz concert. Rey De la Torre to give a classical guitar concert. Inter fraternity council elects new officers. Auditions held for radio station announcers. The dean announces the plans to select 19 student counselors. Sport of bed rolling described. Nils Mikkelsen, a traveled freshman from Chile discusses his life.

In this issue of the Dickinsonian Alpha Psi Omega taps 6 seniors. Prof. Edward Rothstein receives his doctor's degree in sociology. Belles Lettres present "The Last Ten Days". Trustees approve loan for new student residences. Dean Roger E. Nelson rescinded the order prohibiting freshmen to pledge with an average below 1.5. Bosler art gallery exhibits works of Emlyn Edwards. Dr. Herbert Gezork to visit chapel. Luoeng Ly from Cambodia receives a diploma in a special ceremony. Rey de la Torro to perform at Cultural Affair. Mrs. Hesung Chun Koh returns to Dickinson.

In this issue of the Dickinsonian the Middle States Association cites a need for a balance between social and academic activities. The Mermaid Players present Crime and Punishment. Dickinsonian staff elects Ken Bowling as editor-in-chief. History Dept. plans re-organization. Fred Gilbert elected chairman of the All-School Social Committee. Belles Lettres present "Rififi". Foreign students discuss the Laos crisis. Thomas H. Young Jr. appointed alumni secretary and editor of the Dickinson Alumnus. Douglas Johnson gave the first student music recital of the semester.