Vietnam War

John Ross assumes position as Director of Public Relations. Col. Al Mock discusses media and Vietnam War in College's journalism class. Diets of the Washington Redskins, in Carlisle for training, are discussed. College Counselor Howard Figler begins work on Career Oriented Liberal Education (COLE). Retiring Vice Pres. George Shuman recalls his time at Dickinson. Prof. Ralph Slotten takes interest in Carlisle folk-culture.

Pres. Banks confirms divestment of College's Interdata 7/32 computer. College to co-host Presidency's Sixth Annual Leadership Symposium. To reduce deficit, College cuts Library's budget. Editorial cartoons related to James Buchanan will be featured in Library's May Morris Room. WDCV is set to expand its broadcast schedule. A weekly luncheon series by the Women's Resource Center is to begin. In the HUB, Prof. Clive displays truck art exhibit. Jay Levins and John Chung feature photos of Vietnamese refugees at Indiantown Gap.

Pres. Banks responds to Food Service Task Force plans. Career-Oriented Liberal Education (COLE) is a proposed concept to "supplement" the College's "current liberal arts orientation." Theta Chi hosts Vietnamese refugees. Ira Brown will lecture on James Miller McKim.

The Beaux Arts Trio will perform in ATS. Special interest housing advocates explain rationale at Senate meeting. The Spanish and Art Workshop programs are eliminated by the Student Affairs Committee. In the HUB, a slide show of "The Postwar War" in Vietnam is presented. Also in the HUB, Judge Lisa Richette is to speak on women's equal rights.

In this "experimental" magazine-type issue, an opening essay urges the college to build a "firmer relationship" with the community. It is reported that Tony Marcson's call to boycott Carlisle business has been unsuccessful. Parents' Day reveals "communication gap" between parents and students "symbolizing different perspectives and understandings." A "Vietnam Graduation" to be held in honor of draft-resisting seniors. The Central Pennsylvania Consortium, made up of Dickinson and three nearby liberal-arts colleges, is involved in planning an urban studies center in Harrisburg.

President Rubendall announces that although pledges for the Ford Foundation Challenge Grant exceed the goal of 6 million dollars, the money has yet to materialize. Elkin Tolliver, Mike Floyd and Ron Lane are arrested as both students and townspeople picket in front of municipal building in controversial racial incident. Dr. Gerald S. Hawkins, dean-designate, is introduced. William Kroll to perform in the Social Hall. William Durden and seven others receive ROTC scholarships. Larry Warner gives talk, "Dickinson: Our Glorious Alma Mater," in Denny Hall.

Linus Pauling accepts Priestley Award and gives speech. Students and community attend Passover Seder in social hall. To protest Vietnam War, some students boycott campus Coke machines. Dr. Flint Kellogg to present paper on Civil Rights Movement at next year's International Sinological Conference in Taipei, Taiwan. Carlisle Hospital Auxiliary sponsors "Narcotics and Society" presentation to be held in Holland Union Building.

Disqualifications of two members on Social Violations Hearing Board defer trial of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demonstrators. Students react to the U.S.'s bombing halt in Vietnam. Dean of College Richard Wanner explains current trial of SDS members at weekly press conference. The Critters to perform in Social Committee concert. Violinist Igor Oistrakh to perform in Cultural Affairs concert. "Playboy dinner" held in dining hall. Roten Gallery of art opens in Union. WDCV receives positive feedback toward its election coverage.

College receives bequest of $750,000 from Hugh Woodward. Campus Affairs Committee clears newspaper of charges made by Student Senate-IFC liaison Mike Bloom and Senate President Tom Martin. Dr. James Robinson to deliver Faith and Society lecture. Student Senate passes resolution to restructure committees. Wayne Sunday analyzes positions of the three major presidential candidates - Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, and Richard Nixon - on issue of law and order. Bob Kahn urges non-polarizing political engagement. Draft registration information discussed for student deferment purposes.

A survey of the campus regarding the Vietnam War shows that most students and faculty want some sort of change in Vietnam policy. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is set to play in the HUB Dining Hall for the Mid-Winter Concert. The Interfraternity Council set up an internal committee to coordinate service projects. Dickinsonian beats WDCV in annual football game. Arthur Hoppe analyzes the Bobby Kennedy campaign. Odetta Gordon is set to perform at the Carlisle Senior High Auditorium. Someone in Yale Library stacks has been biting and kissing unsuspecting women's feet.

Dave Brubeck Quartet is slated to perform this Friday night in the Carlisle Senior High School gymnasium. Eric Rundbaken will take over duties as the news editor for the Dickinsonian for the remainder of the semester. Phi Epsilon Pi puts on Fall Auto Rallye. United Telephone Company proposes a system in which a telephone would be placed in every room. A profile of the Open Door shows a vital creative pulse within the Dickinson community. Dickinson group Charlotte's Web is set to play at Holy Communion ceremony. Alphi Chi Rho presents financial contribution to new Spahr library.

A faculty group holds a discussion with incoming black freshman on how their experience at a segregated high school will compare to the predominantly white Dickinson College. An Amendment to end the War, sponsored by 24 Senators, will finally come to a vote. Freshman orientation takes a more relaxed approach.

Dr. George Wald is the recipient of the 19th Priestley Memorial award. The Public Affairs symposium draws to a close with a call for environmental activism. The winners of the Student Senate elections for president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary are announced. SMC plans to distribute antiwar newsletters on the upcoming national conference. English 101 course offerings will be announced before students select classes. Vincent Price gives a poetry lecture on campus.

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.

Tamas Vasary to perform in Student Senate Cultural Affairs Committee concert. Delay in federal aid for new dorms allows time for re-evaluation of plans, President Rubendall indicates. Faculty and students protest Vietnam War with a three-day fast while counter-protesters seek to "neutralize the demonstration." National Science Foundation provides money to help create Dickinson's first Computer Center. President of University of Chicago George Beadle wins 1967 Priestley Award. Professor Frederick Ferré contributes article to recently-published Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Omicron Delta Kappa conducts leadership seminar. Paulette Goerig is crowned Homecoming Queen. Harvard Professor George Gaylord Simpson addresses Founders Day Convocation and Dana Biology Building Dedication. Dr. Joseph Schiffman returns from sabbatical at the University of Bordeau. Student survey reveals opinions on Vietnam War and President Johnson. Steve Meyers is station manager of WDCV. Newly renovated art facilities hopes to update quality of art program at Dickinson. Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosts forum on "America Today". Phi Kappa Sigma leads IF Football standings.

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.

The Belles Lettres Society will present a week of student produced cultural events. The senate adopts an enforcement code for the new Social Rules and gains final student acceptance, yet still awaits agreement by the Dean of Students. Enrollment for the fall reaches a new high. A synopsis of the previous week's debates on the situation in Vietnam is given by key speaker John Garrett. A week long reading period is required for freshman before classes begin and is optional for upperclassmen.

An open forum on Vietnam will be held featuring a panel of students and faculty debating the conflict. Students ratified the proposed Social Rules and procedures for the creation of a student Enforcement Code are outlined. Technical aspects of the Mermaid Players "Wild Duck" production are discussed. A new position of school guard is established and appointed due to recent attacks on students. The first 16 students to participate in Dickinson's Bologna Center for International Study program report positively on their experiences.

A compromise is proposed to for Senate Resolution No. 1 Social Rules that would consist of allowing women in men's rooms one night a week, allowing alcoholic beverages downstairs at all times and requiring strict student enforcement. Mil Ball is to be crowned "Little Colonel." The powers of the Ambassador are outlined within the U.S.I.S. Concern, a student group attempting to draw attention to social issues, plans for speakers to lecture on such controversial issues as LSD and the Vietnam War.

Faculty approves "5-5-4-4" curriculum revision. James Brown to perform at Spring Social. Public Affairs Symposium to be held. Students debate U.S.-Vietnam relations. Anthropology and Sociology Club created. Sororities and fraternities focus attention on discrimination. Professors Merle F. Allshouse and George J. Allan advise campus organizations. WDCV plans to open in April. Senior John Taylor awarded Danforth Foundation fellowship. Students recruited for summer Civil Rights work in Mississippi. Lacrosse co-captain Doug McPherson discusses upcoming season.