By Sam Gross
Elm Staff Writer
81 Years Ago: October 22, 1932
- “Memorial Service for Dr. Fowler”—Memorial services were held last Thursday for Dr. Thomas Howard Fowler, the late professor of German and head of the Modern Languages Department.
- “Slippery Elm”—Since the introduction of Saturday classes, the old morning frolic has been discontinued and, as a result, the nighttime frolic as suffered.
- “Miss Emily Jewell Leads Glee Club”—The year old women’s glee club has just held elections with Emily Jewell becoming president.
- “Cotillion Club to Hold First Dance”—The Cotillion Club of Washington College will hold an Autumnal German in the gymnasium—its first dance.
59 Years Ago: October 23, 1954
- “Hurricane Hits Campus With Slight Damage”—Hurricane Hazel has incurred some damage to the College. The worse casualty was a car from a collapsed garage.
- “Convocation, Dance Highlight Program”— At this year’s homecoming, the College will hand out two honorary Doctor of Law Degrees as well as six Alumni citations.
- “Lady Beware”—Although this is a 3:1 ratio of men to women in the College, those hoping to seek their MRS degree will find failure.
- “Dirty Earnie’s Diary”—In honor of it being homecoming weekend, “Dirty Ernie” is calling out some freshmen for their activities.
37 Years Ago: October 22, 1976
- “Cheating File to Go to Faculty”—Cheating has become a problem at the College with eleven percent claiming to have plagiarized. There is now a cheating file to keep track of those who have cheated before.
- “Thetas Take Elm Copies”—Last Friday, Theta members took around a hundred issues of the Elm from the library and dormatories.
- “A Right to Know??”– The Elm fights back against those who wish it would step around issues and practice “pussyfoot” reporting.
- “An Interview with Joe McClain”—President McClain was once a student and instructor at the college, and he is proud of the schools “academically tough” reputation.
21 Years Ago: October 23, 1992
- “Schroeder Killed During Fall Break”—Senior Edward Schroeder died on the second catwalk in Tawes Theatre while working on a chandelier to use in his drama thesis.
- “Athletics Controversy”—The Athletic department has been incorrectly using an unpublished and unreviewed study as basis for not renewing coaching contracts of those who are not full time.
- “Alcohol Policy”—WC’s Administrative Executive Council adopted a new alcohol policy and presented it at the SGA meeting with RAs.
- “Psych Department Discusses Neuroscience Program”—The Psychology department was reviewed last March but the review needs two more faculty members.