Dedicated in 1963, Hood Court is between Meneely and Watson Fine Arts Center. Hood Court was named in honor of Gilbert Hood, Trustee from 1957 to 1982 (Emeritus) and his daughter Emily Hood, class of 1953.
1963Hood Court
1963Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, Honorary Degree Recipient
Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, Director of Washington Gallery of Modern Art, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1963Madeleine Doran, Honorary Degree Recipient
Madeleine Doran, Shakespeare scholar, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1963Cora DuBois, Honorary Degree Recipient
Cora DuBois, Professor of Anthropology at Radcliffe, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1963Elizabeth Armstrong Wood, Honorary Degree Recipient
Elizabeth Armstrong Wood, physicist, is awarded an honorary degree.
1963Barbara Coleman Donnelley
Barbara Coleman Donnelley was a member of the class of 1963. She donated a room in Mary Lyon Hall with Thomas E. Donnelley II.
1963O. Sreenivasachar Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor O. Sreenivasachar, head of the department of History at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, delivers the fifth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture, “The Message of the Hindu to the Modern World.”
1964Meadows Hall
This residence hall is divided into three parts: Meadows North, Meadows West and Meadows East. Ground was broken for the dormitory in 1963, and it was completed in 1964. It was named for Sylvia Meadows, class of 1918, member of… Read More »
1964Nathan Marsh Pusey Speaks at Commencement
Nathan Marsh Pusey, President of Harvard University, speaks at Commencement.
1964Dr. Mina Rees, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Mina Rees, Mathematician and Dean of the College, Hunter College, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1964Richard P. Chapman, Honorary Degree Recipient
Richard P. Chapman was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1939 to 1970, and its chairman from 1947 to 1964. Mr. Chapman was the Director of New England Merchants Bank and a trustee of many other institutions.
1964Sixth Otis Memorial Lecture Series Brings Three Speakers to Campus
The sixth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture series features Dean Richard M. Millard of Boston University, Alexander Cvijanovic of the Architects Collaborative of Cambridge and Professor Robert E. Seaver of Union Theological Seminary.
1965Clark Recreation Center
Clark Recreation Center was built in 1965 to replace the 1903 Gymnasium. The Haas Athletic Center replaced it in 1991. Clark Recreation Center included offices, dressing rooms, storage space and a gymnasium. The teakwood-vaulted ceiling enclosed two basketball, six badminton,… Read More »
1965Abram T. Collier Speaks at Commencement
Abram T. Collier, Chairman of the Wheaton Board of Trustees, speaks at Wheaton’s 130th commencement. Collier was greatly involved in Boston politics and a member of numerous corporate boards. Collier’s speech emphasizes each graduate’s potential following graduation. Addressing the Class… Read More »
1965Lucy Wilson Benson, Honorary Degree Recipient
Lucy Wilson Benson, president of the Massachusetts League of Women Voters, is awarded an honorary degree.
1965Rhea E. Eckel, Honorary Degree Recipient
Rhea E. Eckel, president of Cazenovia College, is awarded an honorary degree.
1965Mary Clabaugh Wright, Honorary Degree Recipient
Mary Clabaugh Wright, Far Eastern Scholar, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1965Senator Joseph Clark Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania delivers “Ethics in Politics in Modern America,” the seventh Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.
1966Elisabeth Amen Nursery School
The new nursery school was built in 1966 and was constructed on the site of Holmes Cottage.
1966Commencement Speaker Not Selected
The 131st Commencement does not have a commencement speaker.