1957

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.

Discussion of holiday music concerts. Chairman of the Department of Classics at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. William C. McDermott to speak in chapel. Dizzy Gillespie and Jack Teagarden to give jazz concerts on campus. Chris Herrmann named the Snow Queen. Profile on Dickinson's current artist-in-residence, Colonel John D. Pusey. The Dickinson Men's Basketball team wins their first match of the season.

Vincent A. McCrossen, Professor of Comparative Literature at Boston College, to speak at the next chapel meeting. The Dickinson Football team ties with Johns Hopkins at the Homecoming match. Discussion on Professor Charles Sellers' recent research trip to London and upcoming book. Profile on world traveling Dickinson professor, Dr. Montagu Modder. Theta Chi wins the Inter-Fraternity Football Championship. Profile on student athlete Tom DeMarino.

The College ends its annual Homecoming prank. Information regarding upcoming Religion-In-Life Week. Progress on the construction of the Althouse Science building. Inge Paul named the "Little Colonel" of the Military Ball. Description of Homecoming activities. Dickinson to play Johns Hopkins in the Homecoming football match. Profile on student athlete Robertson Taylor.

Dr. Philip S. Bernstein, leading spokesman for the American Jewish Faith, spoke in chapel. Dr. Fred B. Rogers to speak on nosography at the Spahr Lecture. Fraternity house renovations. Plans discussed for Religion-In-Life Week during the week November 17 to 21. Rev. Roy Joseph Hendricks, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Montclair, New Jersey, will be the featured Protestant speaker for Religion-In-Life Week. Robert A.

This issue is very concerned with the campus Flu Epidemic, in spite of a statement from college physician Dr. Edward S. Kronenberg that the virus was on the wane. Actor Emlyn Williams will appear at Bosler Hall in the second event of the cultural affairs series, "A Boy Grows Up"- a performance about the poet Dylan Thomas. The local building company Mowery & Sons (currently in the process of building the Allison Memorial Church) will construct the new Althouse Science building. The Dickinson College Religious Affairs Council, organized last year, will now hold regular meetings.

The recent Parents' Weekend boasted an attendance of over 1200. Dickinson will hold a Campus Chest Week to raise money for various charities. The Belle Lettres society will hold its first literary conversation of the year, entitled "Shakespeare on the Modern Stage" and led by Professor Edward Brubaker of F&M (brother of Drama professor David Brubaker), Dr. William Bowden, Dean Frederic Ness and student Anne Saunders. The second annual Student Leadership Training Conference will be held at Camp Michaux to discuss school problems.

College President Dr. Edel announced the upcoming gift of a planetarium made by Roscoe O. Bonisteel. The Danforth Experiment has begun at Dickinson, led by Dr. James Leslie and including 57 students divided into seven groups.

The incoming freshmen made Dickinson history as the largest class ever- 310 freshmen matriculated after 1400 applications, coming from 15 states and 9 countries. Thirty new faculty members have joined Dickinson including Dean of Men Alan Coutts, college chaplain Reverend Mr. J. Artley, and professors in the Departments of Biology, Geology, Economics, History, English, Mathematics, Fine Arts, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, ROTC, and Sociology.

Seven men to receive honorary doctorates at Commence this year: Rev. Frederick E. Maser, Josiah White, Dr. Frank H. Bowles, Alden H. Emery, Dr. Edwin David Wienberg, Robert Livingston Johnson, and Attorney General Robert Brownell. The tennis team wins its eighth consecutive match.

A new, revised Student Senate Constitution was passed. Claude Thornhill's jazz orchestra will play at the Spring Formal, along with the orchestras of Kai Winding and Stan Rubin. The tennis team earns its sixth straight victory after their match against Elizabethtown. The baseball team wins against its rival, Franklin & Marshall. More information regarding the building of the new science building, Althouse.

Sue Palmer is chosen as the new editor of the Microcosm Yearbook. World's leading recital cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky to perform for the last Cultural Affairs event of the academic year. Jeanne Thomas crowned the ROTC Dance Queen. The College celebrates the 185th Anniversary of its founding. A number of senior women attend the American Association of University Women reception at President Edel's home. Profile on Mrs. Faith Peterkin, the wife of Professor Peterkin. The track team wins a three-way meet, and Freshman Howie Maat scores a triple win. Tennis team wins fourth match in a row.

The newly developed President's Trophy to be awarded annually to a fraternity for good campus citizenship. Two collegiate sports added: wrestling and cross country. Mr. T. S .J. George, editor of the Bombay Free Press Journal, Bombay, India, to speak at the Student Christian Association. Construction progressing on Allison Memorial Methodist Church. Alexander Hamilton historian Richard Hunt to speak. The lacrosse team wins against Franklin & Marshall. Profiles on student athletes, Susan Hansell and Bob Gladfelter

Outline of events for Inter-Fraternity Weekend. The Mermaid Player's spring production, "The Heiress" to open this week. Dr. Bertram H. Davis, Professor of English, and Mr. Dentler of the Sociology Department submit resignations. Theta Chi wins the Inter-Fraternity League Championship in basketball. Dickinson Lacrosse and Baseball Teams win. Details of the Joseph Priestley Award Ceremony - Dr. Teller receives the prestigious award.

The Drinkinsonian, the annual spoof edition of the paper, offers a satirical look at college groups and individuals.

Famous drama critic, John Mason Brown to speak at the next Cultural Affairs event. Mr. Donald R. Seibert elected head coach for Dickinson Football. Biology Department buys new equipment after receiving a $5,000 donation from Smith, Kline and French Co. Mr. and Mrs. Janos Tar, a young couple from Hungary, remain at Dickinson as visiting guests of the College. Student athlete profiles on Bob Hurley and Mary Stuart Gadd. A playoff will determine the winner of the Inter-Fraternity League champion - currently tied between Phi Kappa Psi, Theta Chi, and Kappa Sigma.

Thre Dickinson freshmen were killed and a fourth critically injured in an automobile accident in Carlisle. Author Dr. Karlis Leyasmeyer to come to Dickinson to speak about Russia. Newly developed Junior-Year-in-New-York Program offered through New York University. News regarding the building of the new Chemistry building. Upcoming annual Follies performance titled, "Shades of Hades." Don O'Neill elected captain of Dickinson Swimming Team. The Women's Basketball and Volleyball Teams win at Susquehanna's Sports Day.

The New Art Wind Quintet to perform at the next Cultural Affairs event. Dr. Bunderman of Harrisburg to speak on "Inspiring the Student" at the next meeting of the Future Teachers of America. Physicist Dr. Edward Teller to receive the Priestley Award. Dickinson Swimming ranks fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Article outlining trip options for students to travel and study abroad during the summer. Political Indepedent Students' group formed.

The Board of Trustees of the College to sponsor a special recognition dinner for faculty members who have served the College for twenty-five years or longer. Outline of Religion-In-Life events. The Student Senate votes to support the National Student Association in their sponsorship of a petition opposing segregation upon two universities in South Africa. Interview with Dr. Stoyan Gavrilovic. A separate program of events for "A Faith for Life," Religion-In-Life Week 1957 included. Men's Basketball wins the season finale. Dickinson Swimming win the Little Three Meet.

Bishop Fred P. Corson to speak at the annual Scholarship Dinner. Changes made to the upcoming Religion-In-Life program, "A Faith For Life." $5,000 grant received by the Biology Department. John Scott, a member of the editorial staff of Time Magazine, to give a lecture. Men's basketball faces an eighteen-game losing streak. Dickinson Swimming continues to win after defeating Franklin & Marshall University.

Doris Weigel replaces Sandercock as the Dickinsonian's Editor-in-Chief. Plans for a new science building underway. Dickinson Swimming scores its seventh victory.

Dr. J.S. Leslie, a chaplain at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Wellesley University, is chosen to lead the Danforth Experiment outlined by Dickinson College's Danforth Foundation. Duke Ellington and his jazz orchestra play at the Mid-Winter Ball. The Editor-in-Chief of the Dickinsonian, Walter Learn Sandercock and a sophomore, May Der die within a few days of each other. Dickinson Swimming scores a number of key wins against Gettysburg College, American University, Bucknell University, and Drexel Tech. Susan Fooder crowned as Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball.

The City of Carlisle, England, will inaugurate automatic telephone service with a trans-Atlantic telephone call between that city and its American namesake, Carlisle, Pennsylvania - the first beyond British shores via the new automatic system. Herman Stuke, a German student who studied at Dickinson during his junior and senior years, writes to the College.