Masland, William S.

Students create a paper recycling program. Both the editor-in-chief and associate editor of the Dickinsonian suddenly resign due to a "clash of principle." William S. Masland is appointed president of the Board of Trustees. An explosion and subsequent fire during an organic chemistry class causes the evacuation of Althouse and sends one student to the hospital for minor injuries. The college hosts the Trinidad Folk Festival. A feature on the college's sports teams' propensity for losing appears.

The College threatens to not renew the leases of Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Sigma fraternities if their conduct does not change. The All-College Student Affairs and Services Committee will begin an extensive examination of the role that alcohol plays on campus over the next few weeks. A biography of William S. Masland, President of the Board of Trustees, is given on his time as a student at the college as well as Board president. The Mermaid Players thrill audiences with their production of Cat.

John D. Rockefeller, IV, speaks on the "deceptively quiet" times in Commencement address. Prof. Anthony Mach dies while on sabbatical in Poland. Food Service Director Carl Stasyszyn resigns position. The College will host the Performers' Committee for Twentieth-Century Music, co-directed by Joel Sachs. Trustees select William S. Masland and Frank K. Tarbox to terms.