The upcoming "April in Paris" dance will feature the very first crowning of a Spring Formal Queen. The Student Senate will compromise with College President Dr. Edel in order to get the proposed Senate Constitution approved.
Fire in the Pi Mu sorority house. Details regarding the Annual Scholarship Dinner. James Stewart Leslie to discuss the Danforth Experiment in chapel. The Student's Party presents their political platform. The Cultural Affairs Committee presented a lecture by Hanson Baldwin, Military Editor of the New York Times. Dr. Carl Chambers gives a talk on education in chapel. Article on James Buchanan. Dickinson Swimming sets three new records. Profile on student athlete Robert Brasler.
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.
First Dickinson College Faculty-Student Religious Leaders' Retreat to occur at the Allenberry. Report on the Student Leadership Conference. The Cultural Affairs Committee sponsors a concert by the National Symphony Orchestra. Discussion of the College recently joining the United States National Student Association. Theta Chi still dominates the inter-fraternity football league. Members of the International Relations Club attend the Pennsylvania Association of International Relations Clubs.
Ogden Nash, Edward R Murrow, and Margaret Bourke-White announced as guests of upcoming programs sponsored by the Committee on Cultural Affairs. Dr Clyde Wildman, Visiting Professor of English Bible, died. Sophomore class claims victory in the inter-class hockey tournament. Kappa Sigma wins Inter-fraternity League Football crown for the third time in four years.
Sixteen Dickinson seniors will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army Reserves. Eight honorary diplomas will be awarded at graduation, three of whom are Dickinson graduates from previous years. The Cultural Affairs Committee sites a successful year with many speakers and showcases coming to campus over the past months. The 182nd Commencement will be held on Benjamin Rush Campus in two days with a full day of activities planned for both that day and Senior Day, which is today.
Vincent Price, best known as an actor, will be appearing to discuss art at Bosler Hall. Six men are tapped into Omicron Delta Kappa. A new series is introduced to the Dickinsonian, entitled "Picture's We'd Like to See in the College Catalog."
A Symposium entitled "The Art and Craft of the Book" draws a big crowd. Fall Fest, held the past weekend, raises money for charities in the Carlisle area, PEER, and United Way. Illustrator Maurice Sendak gives a presentation on his work in Weiss. The Pittsburgh Chamber Opera performs Cosi Fan Tutte in ATS to rave reviews. Singer Warren Zevon gives a poor performance at Fall Fest.
U.S. Congressman Bill Goodling speaks at the Whole Earth House about world hunger and its politics. Undergraduate degrees have been shifting from law and medicine to business degrees due to large incomes and prestige that comes with it. Preservation Hall Jazz Band performed at the Kline Center and brought massive crowds, sponsored by the Dickinson College Cultural Affairs Committee. The football team ended the season without a single win. In Women's intramural Volleyball championships Malcolm Hall was victorious.
A salary raise received by College Treasurer John Woltjen draws stark criticism from faculty. Cannonball Adderly will give a concert Sept. 20th with music being a mix of jazz and soul. President Rubendall greets the incoming freshman class and stresses honesty at the 202nd Convocation. Registrar Paul Anderson will leave the College after five years of service. President Rubendall announces personnel shifts: John Woltjen, formally business manager and treasurer will now be treasurer, Barry Gaal will be business manager, and Robert Belyea will be comptroller.
Dancer Edward Villella will perform in a Cultural Affairs concert. Dr. Milton Flower gives biannual Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture. The Student Services-organized Washington, D.C. trip is deemed successful. A photo-essay documents a recent public sale in Carlisle.
Social Violations Hearing Board charges SDS member Jerry Weiler guilty of disruption at anti-ROTC rally, but suspends sentence. Violinist Igor Oistrakh to perform for Cultural Affairs program. Representatives of Afro-American Organization meet with Admissions Dean David R. Jefferson with several race-related demands. Senate adopts resolution to restructure campus government into a College Senate which would combine student and faculty participation. Faculty performs "The Menaechmi." Cultural Affairs Committee to put on Aashish Khan concert.
New York Times Columnist James B. Reston spoke at commencement. Charges of slander were leveled against Clarke W. Garrett, who reportedly made comments about Larry J. Warner in one of his classes. Gen. Harold K. Johnson is set to address ROTC graduates. David F. Brubaker received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching at a Trustees' Meeting on May 30. Phi Beta Kappa voted on new members. 18 members of the Dickinsonian community are planning to study art and religion in India over the summer.
The fourth annual Derby Day Steal sponsored by Sigma Chi kicked off Parents' weekend. Both East College and Bosler Hall had to put off renovation due to fund shortages. Tom Martin, president of the Student Senate, outlined the challenges that are to be faced by the student representative on a faculty committee. Suzanne Lail was elected president of the Women's Interdormitory Council. Dr. Alfred Levin and Dr. Stephen Coslett are proposing a speed reading class to the administration. A group of six geology students led by Professor H.W.
The Public Affairs Symposium is bringing in four television professionals for February 4-7. The Magnificent Men are set to perform a concert to commemorate the end of rush season. An announcement for nomination for student senate is included. Representatives from the college study the curriculum of Beloit College. The Cultural Affairs Committee will sponsor a concert with opera, rock, and choral music. William Bloodgood, comptroller of the college, promises greater economy with better quality of service for the school.
A detailed description of the night's homecoming activities is presented, with historian Dr. Henry Steele Commager's speech slated as the headlining event. The Mermaid Players are slated to present their first play of the year, "A Man for All Seasons". John Ogdon, a pianist from New York City, is scheduled to play in the Carlisle Junior High School Auditorium on November 6th. Professor Ken Laws assists NICAP in study of UFOs in the Carlisle-Harrisburg region. The Dickinsonian announces a "turtle trot" race.
Student Senate has been very busy in an attempt to clear its agenda before next week's discussion of housing--approving a change in registration, endorsing a proposal to revise the grading system, redefining fraternities, and setting the date of all-college elections. The Ad-Hoc subcommittee on ROTC continues to meet to negotiate its contract negotiations with the US Army and faculty. Members of the Central Pennsylvania Consortium meet to plan the summer transition program.
Student Senate condemns Administration's placing fraternities on social probation for "drunken behavior" Saturday night while it approves Administration's revised decision to suspend the probation until the incident is further investigated. Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer to speak at forum sponsored by Young Republicans. Art Krauss and Tom Scott lead debate team to 8th place finish at Columbia University International Debate Tournament. College re-evaluates policy on releasing student academic record information, in part because of war draft. Spanish Assistant Prof.
The newly established Faculty Student Affairs Committee will officially begin to study effects of the experimental Social Rules beginning in the fall. Four paintings were stolen from the Student Union art display. A recent survey reveals that "goldbricking" is among the most popular college activities. A survey reveals students eating, drinking, smoking, sleeping, and praying habits. A campus wide survey of students revealed varying opinions on the Vietnam war. Dickinson's Young Socialists Club is officially disbanded.
Teaching program to undergo changes. Rooftop Singers to perform. National Ballet of Canada to perform in February. Editorial opposing the increase of distributions requirements. Photographs of construction projects around campus. Mary Learned, Dickinson graduate, returns to the college as a visiting professor of Romance Languages. WDCV determining the feasibility of purchasing professional transmitters for the station and expanding reception area. Professor Ellen Light discusses Spanish culture.