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
39

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
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1961

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Mary Dickinson Club planned to celebrate their 10th Anniversary at a dinner on Alumni day.
  • The College presented Dr. Peter van de Kamp, an astronomer, with the Glover Awards, and Maurice Ewing, a geophysicist, with the Priestly Award.
  • The John Dickinson mansion, located in Delaware, was restored after years of decay and neglect.
  • Carolyn McMullin Rensch (class of 1954) described her experiences as a missionary in Oaxaca, Mexico.
  • The College received a grant from the Atomic Energy Commission to purchase additional equipment for teaching nuclear physics.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1961
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1961
Volume
38

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1961

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Dickinson Graduate Today survey showed that alumni "are stable and prosperous." The survey was sent to all members of the Classes of 1930, 1940, and 1950.
  • Professor Roger E. Nelson was appointed Dean of Dickinson College.
  • Dr. Edgar R. Miller (class of 1920) described his experiences as a medical missionary in Nepal. Miller's wife, Dr. Elizabeth Bucke Miller (class of 1923), was also on the trip.
  • The Alumnus published the artist's conception for a new dormitory, which would later be named Adams Hall.
  • The Russian department received a new Language Laboratory in Tome.
  • The Alumnus published two poems that W. W. Strong (class of 1905) sent to Edna Albert (class of 1905) twenty years ago.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1961
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1961
Volume
38