The '55 Microcosm is being prepared so that it will be released by May 15. In addition to the usual content of senior portraits, family portraits, organizations, fraternities and sports articles, there will be a "features" section and a whole new...
Class elections occur and fewer members of the freshman and sophomore class cast votes than anticipated. The Dickinsonian undergoes printing changes including being printed on new paper that will better highlight photographs. Homecoming weekend...
It is Homecoming Weekend and the 100 anniversary of the birth of John Philip Sousa. The halftime entertainment for the Homecoming Game will be a Sousa tribute highlighting some of his most famous marches with many piccolo solos and displays of...
The Mermaid Players announce their next production. "Our Town" will be performed December 1, 2 and 3 in Bosler Hall. The Aquatic Club is performing later this evening their interpretation of popular children's stories. The entire production is...
The four women's fraternities on campus will be holding their winter dances this weekend to honor the senior girls. Zeta Tau Alpha will be holding a songfest next week to raise money for cerebral palsy and cerebral palsy awareness. The Student-...
A member of the Biology Department, Dr. Elmer Herber, and one of his previous students, Howard Kline, are published in the 1954 edition of "Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science" for their work with antibiotics. The Board of Trustees...
Five students from the Reserve Officers Training Corps receive the Distinguished Military Student recognition which will give them the same rank as a graduate of the United States Military Academy if and when they apply for commission in the army...
The new men's dormitory will be named after James Henry Morgan, three-time president of Dickinson and "savior of the college". In days before Christmas break, there was a contest held to see which class could donate the most dolls to give to...
Union Philosophical Society debates the need for an honor code at Dickinson. The speakers for Religion-In-Life Week are all set up and so is a tentative schedule. This is an important event to most of the campus. Various musical acts from jazz...
A time capsule is laid in the corner stone of Morgan Hall as it is being built. Classes are let out early for this ceremonious occasion. An anonymous organization donates $50,000 to the building of a new student activities center. Women's...
Dickinson College and Dickinson Law School have developed a combined elective program to allow students who may be interested in pursuing law, but aren’t certain, to take some classes. This way they will not have to pay for graduate school if...
The cornerstone of Morgan Hall is laid with items inside of it: "History of Dickinson College" by Dr. James Henry Morgan, a Dickinsonian, a college catalogue, a Microcosm, a copy of the alumni journal, a "D" book, student roster, Viewbook,...
"Bachelors Bend," a production by the Dickinson Follies opens tonight at the Carlisle High School auditorium. The Alumni Committee and the Faculty Fraternity Relations Committee are meeting to discuss potential changes to the fraternity system at...
George Shuman will be serving on a committee that will evaluate Finch University in New York and determine whether it is a credible institution. He describes this as being an honor to both himself and Dickinson. Students have the opportunity to...
In conjunction with Religion in Life Week, the Mermaid Players are presenting a mortality play called "Everyman." There will be a trip for political science students to Washington DC. The French Club will be taking a trip to Philadelphia to see...
The Drinkinsonian, the annual spoof edition of the paper, offers a satirical look at college groups and individuals.
An honor code will be introduced to new freshmen starting next semester as requested by many students. Methodist churches of the Central Pennsylvania Conference will observe college day, meaning that they will focus on the idea of Christian...
The Sociology department adds a new class in group dynamics and a new professor from the field of social work. A meeting of the Faculty-Student Curriculum Committee is held to discuss the possibility of requiring graduating seniors to take the...
Dr. Milton Eddy of the biology department retires at the age of seventy. He is known for his work with identification through hair specimens. Murray Eckell, a junior on the Washington Semester, testifies before the United States Senate's...
The psychology department is conducting experiments regarding motivation in rats. Dickinson is one of the only schools in the country to be doing this, making them a pioneer in the field. The Student-Faculty Curriculum Committee determined that...
Sixteen Dickinson seniors will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army Reserves. Eight honorary diplomas will be awarded at graduation, three of whom are Dickinson graduates from previous years. The Cultural Affairs...
Morgan Hall opens for first-year males. Highest first-year enrollment to date includes 90 women out of 282 first-years. The Mermaid Players perform first operetta.
The Aquatic Club chooses a French theme for the fall production. After a year the Doll Dance returns to campus to collect dolls for children in New York State. School spirit critiqued. as Dickinson football prepares to play Franklin and Marshall...
Helen Siegl is featured in an exhibition in Bosler Hall. 66 Students to visit the United Nations for the tenth session of the General Assembly. Franklin and Marshall beats the Dickinson football team in the final half of the game, for the thirty-...
Parents' Weekend Issue. First Cultural Affairs event to take place, featuring various performances by authors such as Sandberg and Shakespeare. For the first time, Orientation programming extends past the first week of classes. Elisabeth Bowen to...