Microcosm

Junior class, Class of 1943, elects president. Student Senate decides that Rushing will not occur during the summer session. the 169th Commencement. Approximately 120 students are enrolled for the summer session. the 1942 Microcosm comes out on time. Six high school seniors are awarded Trustee scholarships. Article describing the events and guests of Commencement. Twenty intercollegiate athletes will graduate this commencement from Dickinson. Article about four years of college by a Senior female student. Article on history of Carlisle and war.

Dean Vuilleumier heads Carlisle's Gas Defense Squad, a part of the Office for Civilian Defense. Two Dickinson graduates will face each other in the Congressional race in Wilke-Barre and the winner of this election will succeed another Dickinsonian. Six Dickinson students enlist in the US Naval Air Corps Reserve and will begin to form the Dickinson unit under the "V-5" program.

Metzger Hall will revise its constitution in the coming year. Wheel and Chain continues its book drive for the Negro Community Center in Carlisle that formally opened on October 26. New mandatory class, "How to Make Good in College," created for Freshmen. Nation wide poll discovered that most American college students are opposed to changing the Neutrality Law to allow supply ships to be armed to enter war zones. It's Homecoming and many alumni are campus to participate in the festivities. Description of what it's like inside Metzger Hall.

Sororities gain new members as bids were accepted. The Dickinsonian will be involved in a nation-wide Student Opinion Surveys of America which will try to compile data on student's opinions (the first question will be "Are you for or against changing the neutrality laws so that American ships may be armed and sent into war zones?"). Reading periods created in each course to allow students the opportunity for more independent research. Thirty-one undergraduate men arrested during a celebratory march to Metzger Hall. A mixed recreational swimming is being planned.

College Social Committee brings Claude Hopkins and his orchestra to campus for a concert.  Greek Club holds a meeting devoted to "Idylls of Theocritus," its last meeting of the semester.  William Nicklets writes a piece bemoaning the female gender's attachment to the need for male chivalrous attention even as it demands equal legal and political rights.  Dickinson Glee Club holds first rehearsal of 1939.  Co-chairmen of the Inter-collegiate Newspaper Association's semi-annual convention at Dickinson College, George S. McGill and Christian V.

Charles W. Boote, city judge of Yonkers, New York, plans to speak at Dad's Day program.  Union Philosophical Society elects twenty-four new members.  The Halloween Barn Dance succeeds socially and financially.  The Greek Club is set to re-enact an ancient Greek wedding.  Prof. Mulford Stough becomes a member of the Council of the Pennsylvania Historical Association.  Microcosm wins First-class honor rating and an All-American award by the National Scholastic Press Association.  Freshman football set to meet Blue Ridge Junior College.  Harold E.

Dr. Everett R. Clinchy gives chapel address linking Nazi rise to power to the vindictive retaliation of America and its European allies towards Germany after World War I.  Hon. Karl E.

The All-College Social Body plans a series of events for the coming year, including a Dad's Day, a barn dance, and an open house.  President Corson announces the new  heads of ten committees.  Judge Karl Richards is selected as speaker for the annual Homecoming chapel service.  Dale O. Hartzell writes a short piece detailing Revolutionary leader Jams Wilson's interaction with Carlisle int eh mid to late 18th Century.  The Dickinson college Religious Association holds a meeting in Memorial Hall of Old West, featuring Howard A.

Ten seniors elected to national scholastic honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Raven's Claw taps seven seniors. Herbert Sheidy is elected president of Student Senate. Editorial staff for 1947-1948 Microcosm is announced. Russell I. Thompson succeeds Ernest A. Vuilleumier as College Dean. Whitfield J. Bell succeeds Thompson as sophomore dean. Founders' Day is celebrated. Omicron Delta Kappa elects officers; John Hopper is president. Overview of men's basketball, track, and swimming seasons.

Librarian May Morris retires. The third annual military ball to be held; Andy Angellucci to play dance. 1956 Microcosm to be released in May; additions introduced in previous volume kept. Faculty take steps to stop student hazing. Professor LaVallee suspended because of current situation related to the House Un-American Activities Committee investigation; other concerns related to the Red Scare addressed. Student Senate requests revocation of LaVallee suspension.

Dr. A Victor Murray, President of Chesnut College, Cambridge, England, receives an honorary degree. Tom Carey elected as the Editor-in-Chief of the Microcosm. Professor J. Clair McCullough named the new Dean of the College. The total number of credit hours required to graduate is reduced from 128 to 124 hours. Dickinson hires a new football coach, Frank R. Maze. Profile on student athlete, John Mathewson.

The cornerstone of Morgan Hall is laid with items inside of it: "History of Dickinson College" by Dr. James Henry Morgan, a Dickinsonian, a college catalogue, a Microcosm, a copy of the alumni journal, a "D" book, student roster, Viewbook, Carlisle Sentinel and a folder from the Carlisle Chamber of Commerce. Seventeen ROTC cadets have been assigned to their specialized branches of the service. Dickinson receives an electron microscope from Mr. George Shuman and RCA which is now in Tome.

The '55 Microcosm is being prepared so that it will be released by May 15. In addition to the usual content of senior portraits, family portraits, organizations, fraternities and sports articles, there will be a "features" section and a whole new layout. The Christian Service Project chapter of Dickinson College will headed to a few stops in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to teach Sunday School classes, attend worship services and participate in a panel for a Youth Fellowship meeting. Freshmen hazing nears its end with the introduction of a new group who controls hazing rules.

Frederic W. Ness becomes humanities chair. Gilbert Malcolm elected president of college. Mermaid Players Sue Murray and Doug Wert receive Gould Awards for outstanding dramatic arts. Twelve outstanding seniors selected for Who's Who. Danforth experiment to continue with freshman discussions of values in next school year. George Shuman reveals Development Council's building plan. Microcosm meets approval. Interfraternity Council plans modified rushing program for next school year. Commons Club ceases to exist.

The Class of 1948, the largest class in college history with 200 students, graduates. Four new faculty members, three professors of English and one professor of philosophy and religion, are hired for the fall semester. No Microcosm yearbook is published this year due to lack of funds. Phi Beta Kappa inducts 12 seniors. A retrospective of the events of the year appears, as does a tribute to prominent graduating senior students.

Student Senate discusses housing issues, the Governance proposal, and budget for the Microcosm in a detailed progress report. May Day movement members will march on the army war college. Nominations are opened for positions on the Institutional Priorities and Resources Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, and Academic Standards Committee. A method of academic program examination is being formulated for the college.

Campus Chest, Dickinson's only charitable organization, opens its funding drive with Luau. The student body prefers a fall delivery of the Microcosm. Faculty Frantics, led by Prof. Henry Yeagley, are scheduled to perform this night. Dickinson is set to host the regional Workshop of the United States Student Press Association. Kana Van Pelt of Fairbanks, Alaska, describes her experience in the Fairbanks flood of 1967.

Faculty determines year-end awards; Phi Beta Kappa announces awards. Donation drive to Philander-Smith College yields 400 books. Debriefing of IFC weekend as seen from Drayer Hall girls. Publicity promotes college endowment fund. It is announced that 90 graduating seniors plan to continue school. Robert Nilsson and Ernest Giglio ear PhD's. Student Nick Langhart chosen as head of Microcosm. Honorary Degrees to be granted to C.D. Jackson, Newell Snow Booth, Marchette Chute, Whitfield J. Bell, Charles Law McCabe and Leslie Davison. President appoints new faculty members.

In this issue of the Dickinsonian the Microcosm of 1963 names John Leroy and Bill Lowe as co-editors. Jasper Deeter of Hedgerow Theater to guest at the Arts Festival. Founders Day Program pays tribute by naming Old West an historic landmark. UPS sends representatives to help draft the new State Constitution. Mermaid Players to present A Thurber Carnival. ROTC inspection earns high acclaim. College adds several new courses in various departments for the following year. Phi Psi takes IFC bowling title. Bill Smith elected President of the D Club. Baseball, Lacrosse victories.

Samuel Hays Magill appointed College Chaplain and Director of Religious Activities. Annual Arts Festival to feature D. James Kettlewell. Microcosm announce Roger Craver as Editor in Chief for 1963 edition. Professors Frank Miller and Luther Erickson to leave college. Arrests made at Alpha Chi Rho during Spring Weekend. Aquacade present the Lullaby of Broadway. Prof. Flint Kellogg, Prof. Milton Flower and Prof. Wright Kirk to take sabbatical leave. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia to present "Americana". Patsy Hitches wins fifth crown in Badminton Competition.

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.

Senior awards announced. Honorary degree recipients announced. Housemother Emma Grubb retires. Microcosm editors named. Dickinson-Carlisle relations are discussed after students are assaulted and a student is killed crossing High Street. Alumna Virginia Compton reports on her experiences in the Peace Corps since leaving Dickinson. Construction expands to include new library and dormitory; new biology building under construction. UPS appoints Henry Lewis as new president. Dickinson MVPs named on spring sports teams; Neil Hermann named athlete-of-the-year.

Ten senior students have been chosen for Who's Who. Senior Class establishes The Gilbert Malcolm Scholarship. The 1960 edition of "The Microcosm" is dedicated to Dr. Herbert Wing. Herbert Wing, Wilber Brucker, Ray Crist ann John Bonnell will all receive honorary degrees at commencement. United States Steel Foundation donates $20,000 for scholarships. Charles Flint Kellogg is appointed Acting Chair of History Department. Significant events of the academic year are recalled. Seven new faculty members are hired, three professors will leave. Dr.

In this issue, Tim Dinger is named new editor of "The Microcosm." Betsey Wylie will take over editing the "Literary Bulletin." "The Dickinsonian" will add three new members to its staff. Parents' Day plans continue. Dean Ness announced that a course in Russian will be offered next year. Founder's Weekend plans will include presentations by professors Flowers and Schecter. Rev. George H. Spells of White Hill Institution, met with students to discuss racial issues. The Debate Club is to compete at Rutgers.

Homecoming plans are announced. Dean Ness is selected as Humanities Chair. Jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson to perform on November 7. Phi Kappa Psi celebrates centennial. The Microcosm is used to investigate graduates. The music department will present "Amahl" and "Die Fledermaus." Three seniors are selected by ROTC to be top ranking officers. A new art exhibit, "The Heroic Encounter", will be presented. Freshman class officer nominations are announced. Historian Basil King gives talk on the history of New Zealand. New placement services are announced.