Dickinson Alumnus, November 1977

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Professor John Luetzelschwab reviewed energy and household appliances in light of the energy crisis in "Servants - Or Villains?"
  • Students in Professor Wade Seaford's class used frigid temperatures to examine how anthropology could be applied to the energy crisis.
  • Robert E. Woodside (class of 1926) became the namesake for an 18-bed juvenile detention center located in Dauphin County.
  • Thirty students volunteered to help clean the Appalachian Trail.
  • Dr. David C. Rilling (class of 1962) successfully reattached a completely severed arm during a surgery.
  • Rev. G. Hurst Paul (class of 1922), a retired Methodist Minister, received the Seattle Methodist Times Humanity Award in recognition of "selfless acts which often goes unrewarded".
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Dickinson Alumnus, November 1977
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1977
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54

Dickinson Alumnus, August 1977

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Biology Professor Paul J. Biebel explained why takes classes on field trips in "Nature Writes The Syllabus."
  • Director Larry Mench discussed the admissions process in "Are the Salad Days Over?"
  • Archivist Martha Slotten described the College's bookplate collection.
  • President Sam Banks outlined his vision for the future of Dickinson College in his annual report.
  • Susan White (class of 1977) described in "College Capers: Class of 1918 Puts Recent Grads to Shame" how Frank Masland (class of 1918) and his friends replaced the Old West Mermaid with a bicycle.
  • David Knauss (class of 1976) discussed his 4,500 mile bike trip across the country, from Virginia to Washington.
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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1977
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1977
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1977

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Professor Henry Seaford discussed President Jimmy Carter's smile in "The Presidency and Anthropology."
  • Kent Shaw's (class of 1974) photo essay showed scenes from Dickinson's campus in Spring 1977.
  • Dr. Priscilla W. Laws, associate professor of Physics, published X-rays; More Harm than Good?
  •  Sylvia H. Rambo (class of 1958) was sworn in as the first woman judge in the history of Cumberland County.
  • Joseph S. Ammerman (class of 1948) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1977

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Professor Noel Potter discussed the geological aspects of Dickinson's place. 
  • Susan White (class of 1977) explored why location was important to Carlisle's development. 
  • Professor Lonna Malmsheimer reviewed how Dickinson has used the Cumberland Valley as an education resource. 
  • Edward M. Rappaport (class of 1955) was elected to the New York City Council.
  • Dr. Erwin Wickert (class of 1936) became the West German Ambassador to Perking.
  • Chiran Thapa (class of 1962), secretary to the King of Nepal, accompanied him from Chengdu in Sichuan, China, to Lhasa in Tibet.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1977
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1977
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