Dickinson Alumnus, May 1962

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Edward S. Delaplaine discussed Roger Brooke Taney's (class of 1795) "modest home" in Frederick, Maryland.
  • The Alumnus adapted a lecture by Professor William R. Bowden into an article titled "Our (Sob) Orthography."
  • The Mermaid Players' production of Othello, which was their 31st major performance, was staged in the Belles Lettres Hall located in Denny Hall.
  • The Dickinson College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the Alpha of Pennsylvania, celebrated their 75th anniversary in April 1962.
  • Dr. Robert B. Woodward, a chemist, received the Priestley Award while Dr. Edward U. Condon, a nuclear physicist, received the Glover Medal.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1962
Year
1962
Volume
39

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1962

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Alumnus published Milton E. Flower's (class of 1931) detailed account of Dickinson's history during the Civil War period.
  • 139 students, more then 10% of the total student body, tried out for a role in the theater's production of Tartuffe.
  • The College acquired three new properties, which doubled the total acreage of the campus.
  • George G. Lindsay (class of 1949) commissioned a replica of the mermaid located on top of the Old West cupola.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1962
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1962
Volume
39

Dickinson Alumnus, December 1961

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President Howard L. Rubendall's (class of 1931) inauguration was held in late October 1961.
  • The Library received a copy of The Byble in Englyshe, which was published in 1549.
  • Lillian Baker Carlisle (class of 1933) described the Shelburne Museum in Vermont as the "Museum of the American Spirit."
  • Rev. Kenneth R. Short (class of 1959) explained how Benjamin Rush helped to fill the early College library by asking his friends to "sweep their libraries" for books to donate.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1961
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1961
Volume
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1961

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Howard Lane Rubendall (class of 1931) became the 24th president of Dickinson College.
  • Former President Gilbert "Red" Malcolm (class of 1915) was appointed Provost, a position that had only once before been filled.
  • Professor Benjamin D. James (class of 1934), Dean of Admissions, provided a profile of the members of the Class of 1965.
  • The Alumnus published results from a questionnaire sent to members of the Class of 1961 as well as the 1961 Alumni Census, which showed that 8571 alumni lived in 49 states and 46 foreign countries.
  • The College purchased the Jackson House, located at 42 North College Street. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1961
Year
1961
Volume
39