Dickinson College

A discussion on Dickinson's Honor Code will be sponsored by Danforth and Omicron Delta Kappa. All sororities and some fraternities are to hold Christmas parties for the underprivileged children of Carlisle. The Dickinson College Choir will be filmed performing in Harrisburg and broadcast on WHP TV.

Internationally renowned harpist Mildred Dilling will perform at a concert in Bosler Hall. Class elections draw record turnout as new voting machine system implemented. Dickinson hosted the very first International Relations Club regional conference.

Students challenge and address campus-wide issues of academic cheating. Reacting to a perceived lack of religious atmosphere on campus, student religious groups and organizations try to satisfy the 'unmet need.'

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."

The annual Campus Chest Program Charity drive has begun. The Student Affairs Committee is discussing the potential of creating a student Radio Station. The Dickinson Aero Club has completed its purchase of the group's very first airplane.

The Student-Faculty Judiciary Council is taking action against individuals and an un-named fraternity for various infractions of "Social Rules" on campus.

Approximately 19 new faculty members were added (either permanently or temporarily) to the departments of Chemistry, English, Physics, Economics, German, French, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy and Psychology. German Honor Society Delta Phi Alpha taps 8 students.

A feud between the Student Senate and the Dean regarding the Dickinsonian has been resolved. Chemistry Professor Dr. Vuilleumier died in the Althouse Stockroom and was mourned by the campus community. Four high-achieving seniors are initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa honors society and members of Phi Beta Phi, Kappa Sigma, Phi Mu, and Sigma Chi were also honored for their academic achievements.

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.

The Student Senate elects new officers for the coming academic year. Thurgood Marshall speaks to the Carlisle Intercultural Council. Nine students are tapped for the Phi Delta Epsilon journalistic fraternity. Commentary by President Edel appears in the New York Daily News. An exhibition of student artwork opens in Bosler Hall.