Board of Trustees

A survey conducted among faculty members reveals mixed opinions on the 5-5-4-4- system. A trustee committee on campus affairs consisting of five members will be established as a direct link between the College and the Trustees. A new Square Dancing gym class is offered. A review of the Mermaid Players performance of Sweeney Todd is given. Dickinson's success as a Liberal Arts College are examined as well as the goals of a liberal arts education.

Chuck Libby named new editor-in-chief of Dickinsonian. Professor Joseph Schiffman chosen to be director of first American Studies Research Center in India. Committee formed by members of Board of Trustees, Alumni Council, faculty and students to discuss campus issues. R.J. Salomon, exchange French student from El Salvador, and Ismail Noaman, from the Aden protectorate, discuss their views on American society and Dickinson. Jewish Council to host special discussion series on J. A. Heschel's "A God in Search of Man." First Public Affairs Symposium to be held.

In this issue Eric Grooves becomes editor-in-chief of the Dickinsonian. Sidney D. Kline is elected President of the Board of Trustees. Drawings for fraternity house sites selected. The faculty approve the IFC request to change the GPA average of pledges. Drs. Malcolm, Gould and Kepner announce retirements. Sellers, Ramos, and Prinz granted sabbaticals. Dr. Benjamin James becomes new Dean of Students. Wolfram Sadowsky from Germany studying at Dickinson with Fulbright Scholarship. Phyllis Curtin, soprano, to perform as part of Cultural Affairs Program. Dr.

In this issue of the Dickinsonian the college begins its 190th year. The construction of the new girl's dormitory is two months ahead of schedule. Dr. Angiolillo joins the faculty as chairman of the language department. The opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" to be performed by the Turnau Opera Players. Trustees set dates for construction of new fraternity houses and a student union building. A modern library will be designed for September 1965. New Student Union Building and ten fraternities to be completed September 1964. Dickinson has largest enrollment in history of college with attendance of 1100.

In this issue of the Dickinsonian trustees approve the 10-year Program of Development Plan. The Shirelles will perform at the IFC dance. Democratic candidate for governor Richardson Dilworth visits Dickinson. The Dickinsonian is awarded First Class Honor Rating by the All-American Newspaper Critical Service. Dr. Lloyd Ultan to leave Dickinson for position at American University. Walter Rosenstein takes Honors in Library contest. Bonnie Brown and Fred Morsell win Gould Prizes. Carol Jones awarded Fulbright for study in France. Four men leave ROTC department.

Dean Nelson suspends Skull and Key. Chair of the political science department, Professor William Tayler, resigns. Rubendall to begin as President July 1. Class officers elected. President Malcolm to award five honorary degrees at commencement. Omicron Delta Kappa taps eleven. Helen Douglass Gallagher reelected to Board of Trustees. Two new professors announced. Dr. Milton Flower awarded grant from American Association of State and Local History for new book. 1961 Microcosm dedication to President Malcolm. Mike Hermann named athlete of the year.

Betty Keat wins Fulbright Scholarship for study in France. Student Senate sponsors clothing drive. Trustees present nine resolutions concerning housing. Six sophomores given freshmen counselor positions. Editorial critiques graduation requirement of having a minor. With the leaving of Professor Jack M. Jarrett, students ponder the future of Dickinson music programs and acknowledge a campus apathy. Professor Ralph Schlechter, founder of the Music Department, reflects on 40 years at Dickinson. Aquacade presents "Scenes along the Seine" for Arts Festival. Skull and Key tap ten sophomores.

Follies production of The Boyfriend features jazz and flappers. Agnes DeMille to visit the college during the arts festival. Non-western studies program being developed with Gettysburg, Wilson, Hood, Western Maryland, and St. Mary's - St. Joseph's, and to include eastern travel. College makes gains toward improvements required for accreditation. The Trustees steering committee meets to discuss fraternity housing. Doctor Martin Luther King to speak soon at Allison chapel. Housemother Charlotte Prettyman to retire to Germany.

New United party takes over senate with John Dingee president, Barbara Greer secretary, and Barb Price treasurer. Action party's Whit Smyth takes vice president. American Association of university professors observes that increased tuition goes to buildings, not professors. Trustees investigate using Federal Housing Administration loan to build Fraternity quadrangle. A review of the Mermaid Players production of Crime and Punishment. 1961 colloid and surface chemistry contest for undergraduates opens. ROTC rifle team finishes 5-3 in competition.

Party candidates weigh in for the coming Student Senate campaign. Action party announces qualification of its slate, the New United Party states its platform of change. The Trustees Executive committee met to discuss Student housing, fraternity quadrangle propose. Students call for student center. Panhellic Council introduces tentative drinking rules for sororities. Column on the merits of an eleven month school year. Former Dickinson student, Sergio Eduardo Garcia Romo is the head of the National Institute of the Youth of Mexico, a Mexican youth group.

Susan Jagiello is made the new editor-in-chief of the Dickinsonian. Three students tapped by Omicron Delta Kappa for their outstanding contributions to the college. Fifteen students to study in Bologna. "Urbanization in the American Society" to be the theme for Dickinson's second Public Affairs Symposium. Dickinson graduate Paul Murphy serves in Bogota with the Peace Corps. Annual production of the Freshman Plays performed the previous weekend. Students plan cultural trip to museums in New York. Six fraternities choose officers for coming year.

Students Committee for Better Architecture discuss new library with builders. Trustees to vote on voluntary worship program. Harmonic groups prepare Christmas performances. CORE silently pickets barber shop for equality. Dissatisfaction with Althouse architecture. John Lennon novel review. Dr. James Robinson criticizes on Afro-American relations negligence, Delta Phi Alpha initiates 13 new members. 1964-1965 art exhibits planned. Fraternities and sororities begin pledging. Dr. Sellers appraises Sansom Collection. Jarvis portrait of John Mason obtained. Dean invokes memorandum.

Dr. Howard Rubendall will succeed Dr. Gilbert Malcolm as college president. Student Senate votes to retain current grading system. SFJC (Student-Faculty Judicial Council) elects Dr. Horace Rogers as advisor. Lois Mecum is named the new editor of The Dickinsonian. Bosler Hall will display an art collection on loan from the Guggenheim museum. Wheel and Chain hosted a career function. Vacation travel program offers summer studies abroad. IFC and sororities announce rush plans. Soccer gains popularity at Dickinson.

Dr. Gilbert Malcolm announces his 1961 retirement. He will remain, serving as Provost. Professor John Dixon resigns from Student-Faculty Judicial Council, stating that it needs reforms. The Board of Trustees holds several meetings, overseen by Boyd L. Spahr. Service fraternities host Christmas parties for children. A five-dollar fine is to be charged to students for cutting class on the days proceeding or following vacation. An annual Christmas fashion show is held. Problems with fraternity housing are investigated. Poor conditions and lack of space are studied.