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Dickinson considers entering into a football conference with seven other local colleges--including Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall, Muhlemberg, Haverford, Ursinus, and Swarthmore. Try-outs are held for the Drama Club's winter production of "the Whole Town's Talking." The Dickinson Basketball team takes its 6th stright win over the undefeated Mount Saint Mary's. A three day Bible exhibit will be held at Allison Church where B. Floyd Rinker of the English department will speek on the history of the bible. Dr. G. Whitfield Ray gave a Chapel talk about life in South America.

This week's issue of the Dickinsonian announces the elections of F. B. Giebel as president of the freshman class and Christopher P. Crook to the sophomore class. Football practice begins early in an effort to continue the path of last season's success. A committee of the Interfraternity Council presents their ideas for freshman involvement. In previous years, rushing agreements prohibited fraternity members to communicate with first year men; leading to a feeling of isolation from the rest of the campus.

The entirety of the Student Senate with the exception of the Senate President resigns and forms a committee for student government reform after new regulations were put into place by the college administration, claiming that the administration's actions inhibited their ability to function as a self-governing body. A point system is instituted for the Freshman-Sophomore scraps. Several concerts are announced for upcoming meetings of chapel. Members of the YMCA provide inmates at the Cumberland County jail with magazines, boxing gloves, and other items for entertainment.

Dickinson joins a nation-wide Christmas stamp-selling campaign that raises funds for the National Tuberculosis Association. The Woman's Choral Club performs for the first time this semester, singing at the College Chapel Service. The renovations being made to Bosler Hall near completion and will include a reserve room, a reference room, a Dickinsonia room, a faculty study, a music room and a recreational reading room. In addition, it is now limestone to match the other buildings on campus.

Dr. Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., will be on leave next year, serving as a visiting professor at the College of William and Mary. John Scott - author, lecturer, and foreign correspondent for Time magazine and Life magazine - will speak at an upcoming chapel meeting.The Dickinson College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors to hold its annual dinner. Julliard String Quartet to perform. Details of Spring Formal. Profile on student athlete Jim Pritchard.

Student reviews of the play, "Anne of the Thousand Days." Bishop John Wesley Lord, Dickinson alumnus, to speak in an upcoming chapel meeting. Dickinsonians file a petition to retain Professor Hugh Mercer, who was rumored to have been dropped from the College faculty. Details on the upcoming annual Priestley Award Dinner. Judge Florence Allen will be the Women's Day speaker. Profile on athletic coach, Lee Ann Wagner. Recent tragic death of student Eugene Beck - Detailed profile on him written by Professor John Steckbeck.

Dickinson College students have named Louis Fischer an honorary member of their Belles Lettres Literary Society. Sally Husted is crowned the Queen of Hearts at the Mid-Winter Ball. The great Irish-English novelist, Elizabeth Bowen to address the upcoming chapel meeting. United States Senator J. William Fulbright scheduled to speak on campus. Reverend James Hutchinson speaks in chapel about his native Scotland. Aquatic Club to give performance entitled "Aqua Fantasy." Profile on Dickinsonian Robert Gasull. Profile on student athlete Elton Richards.

Belles Lettres to present its first film attraction of the year, "All Quiet on the Western Front," on 15 January. Talent Show at the next chapel meeting. Cesare Siepi, star of the Metropolitan Opera, to sing on campus this evening. Pledges of Chi Omega win the annual skit competition. Profile on Dickinsonian, Kay Jordan. Dickinson Basketball defeats Bucknell and Trinity.

Opera star, Cesare Siepi to give concert in January. Outstanding clergymen, Howard Rubendall and James Pike to speak in January chapel meetings. Leonardo da Vinci art on exhibit in Bosler Hall. The Dickinson College Christian Service Project will send a team to the Bustletown Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Drama critic, Thomas Radcliff speaks in chapel meeting. Details on the annual Doll Dance. Profile on new faculty member, English instructor James C. Hinkle.

Details regarding the first Senate-sponsored chapel meeting. Dr. Horace Rogers awarded the DuPont Chair of Chemistry. Professor John C. Pflaum to deliver a talk on European-American political relations at the next meeting of the International Relations Club. Profile on student athlete, Gordon Haney. Article review on the upcoming Presidential election.

Dr. Horace E. Rogers will address chapel with a lecture entitled "Analytical Chemistry - Past and Present" in formal recognition of his receival of the DuPont Chair of Chemistry. New portrait of James Buchanan to hang in the Bosler Hall Alumni Gallery. Plans underway for the development of a rifle team. Article on the prohibition of political demonstrations at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Profile on student athlete, Jack Smith. Kappa Sigma remains undefeated in the Inter-Fraternity Football League. New book by Dr. Frank Ayres, Jr., Professor of Mathematics.

A series of sixteen worship services featuring the preaching of outstanding American clergymen and entitled "Religion in Today's World" will be presented by the College this term during chapel. Three teams remain undefeated in the Inter-Fraternity football league. The Dickinson Football team defeats Allegheny College.

Dr. Popenoe, Director of the Institute of Family Relations in Los Angeles, holds a marriage clinic during chapel. Mal Hallet and his nationally famous orchestra will play at the Commencement Ball. Details of Founders' Day event. Dickinson Baseball defeats Mt. St. Mary's in Guest Day match. Track team beats Susquehanna and breaks two records.

Professor Wellman J. Warner addresses the Upsilon Circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa on the subject of "Leadership in a Free Society."  Belles Lettres and the French Club have Christmas parties.  The Dickinson Women's Choral Club and Allison Memorial Choir present "The Messiah" jointly at Allison Memorial Church.  Tau Delta Pi gives one-act play before Dramatic Club.  Miriam Saint Warner sings at chapel services.

President Edel to tour Israel with American Christian Palestine Committee delegation. Dr. Elmer Charles Herber's paper on pregnancy tests conducted on frogs to be published by Pennsylvania Academy of Science. International Relations Club delegates attend largest Model UN conference at University of Rutgers. Twenty-five delegates will attend the Intercollegiate Conference on Government in Harrisburg, where the Dickinson delegation is expected to dominate. International Relations Club to host open picnic at Pine Grove. Lincoln University President Dr.

Basement room of Old West to be renovated for new chapel space. "The Dickinson Follies" to feature music and comedic program. Rabbi Sidney Goldstein to address chapel on topic of Jewish contributions to civilization; Captain Bob Danskin to show slides of whaling. Professor Bell's paper on importance of teaching local history to be published. Professor Bell resigns deanship of Class of 1950; Professor Pflaum to succeed. Sophomore Class to pay dues to finance class activities. Women's inter-class bowling and swimming tournaments to begin.

The Campus Chest Drive to raise money for various international charity organizations to begin in April; representatives to undergo training to promote more successful fundraising. Faculty aid in library is again highlighted, as well as new book acquisitions. Professor Flower announced newest art exhibition which will feature top American artists seen in a recent exhibition in Harrisburg. Phi Kappa Sigma wins Interfraternity Stunt Cup at Interfraternity Council Weekend for the second year in a row. Dr.

President Edel addresses Chapel on the positives and negatives of democracy, concluding the good outweighs the bad. Sophomores plan events for the remained of the year, including a basketball game against the Freshmen in retaliation for their defeat in the tug-of-war match. Dean Horlacher announced at Faculty Attendance Committee that the student body as a whole missed 5.3% of its classes. Basketball team to play in Middle Atlantic States tournament; team defeats Bucknell in final game of season.

Exhibition in Dickinsoniana Room of Bosler Hall examines Dr. Charles Nisbet's life at Dickinson. Frank Abrams, chairman of Board of Directors for Standard Oil, spoke about the importance of a liberal arts education in chapel. Works by Nicholas Moucharniak to be displayed in Bosler.

Further discussion of holiday concerts. Students carol in chapel. Article on students studying abroad in Europe this summer. President Edel to choose two students to fill the vacant spots on the Cultural Affairs Committee. College faculty announces changes in the 1958-59 curriculum. The Dickinson Swimming and Wresting teams to debut their seasons. Profile on student athlete Bobby Kline. The Dickinson ROTC Riflemen defeat Pennsylvania State University in a match.

Discussion of holiday music concerts. Chairman of the Department of Classics at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. William C. McDermott to speak in chapel. Dizzy Gillespie and Jack Teagarden to give jazz concerts on campus. Chris Herrmann named the Snow Queen. Profile on Dickinson's current artist-in-residence, Colonel John D. Pusey. The Dickinson Men's Basketball team wins their first match of the season.

Vincent A. McCrossen, Professor of Comparative Literature at Boston College, to speak at the next chapel meeting. The Dickinson Football team ties with Johns Hopkins at the Homecoming match. Discussion on Professor Charles Sellers' recent research trip to London and upcoming book. Profile on world traveling Dickinson professor, Dr. Montagu Modder. Theta Chi wins the Inter-Fraternity Football Championship. Profile on student athlete Tom DeMarino.