Marguerite C. Hearsey, head of Abbot Academy, is awarded an honorary degree.
1956Phyllis McGinley Hayden, Honorary Degree Recipient
Phyllis McGinley Hayden, poet, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1957John P. Dawson Speaks at Commencement
John P. Dawson, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, speaks at Commencement.
1957 - 1985Gilbert Hood, Jr.
Gilbert Hood was trustee from 1957 to 1982, vice-chairman of the board from 1964 to 1971, treasurer from 1971 to 1975, and trustee emeritus from 1982 until his death in 1985. Mr. Hood received an honorary degree in 1982. His… Read More »
1957Eleanor E. Randall, Honorary Degree Recipient
Eleanor E. Randall, former Wheaton professor of art and senior lecturer at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, is awarded an honorary degree.
1957Mabel W. Daniels, Honorary Degree Recipient
Mabel W. Daniels, a composer, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1957Rosemond Tuve, Honorary Degree Recipient
Rosemond Tuve, English Professor at Connecticut College, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1957Norton Post Office
Constructed on College property with College funds, the Norton Post Office is leased to the US Postal Service. The building was doubled in size in 1968. Until 1957, the town’s post office had been in Pratt’s Store. Wheaton students had… Read More »
1957Young Hall
Young Hall, the first building on Lower Campus, was the first of a three-dorm unit built east of Peacock Pond in response to a plan for college expansion. It was named for Sarah Belle Young, Professor of English, Registrar, and… Read More »
1958Fathers’ Weekend Organized
Wheaton students organize the first-ever Fathers’ weekend.
1958John Ely Burchard Speaks at Commencement
John Ely Burchard, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Studies at M.I.T., speaks at Commencement.
1958Dorothy Shaver, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dorothy Shaver, president of Lord & Taylor, is awarded an honorary degree.
1958Meribeth Elliott Cameron, Honorary Degree Recipient
Meribeth Elliott Cameron, Mount Holyoke College Dean, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1958Tennis Courts and Athletic Fields
Designed by Shurcliff, Shurcliff & Merrill in 1958, the new athletic fields and tennis courts behind the President’s House (to the east of Clark Recreation Center) replaced smaller units scattered across the campus.
1959Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series Established
The Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series in Religion is established through the generosity of Henry Witte Otis, in memory of his first wife, Marjorie Maxfield Otis
1959Chase Dining Hall
The round portion of Chase Dining Hall was built in 1959. Chase Square was added in 1964 to accommodate the increase in student enrollment. Chase Dining Hall was named in honor of William F. Chase, Treasurer of the College, Trustee… Read More »
1959Dr. Barnaby Conrad Keeney Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Barnaby Conrad Keeney, President of Brown University, speaks at Commencement.
1959Jean Dalrymple Ginder, Honorary Degree Recipient
Jean Dalrymple Ginder, Director of New York City Center Theatre & Light Opera Cos., is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1959Irita Van Doren, Honorary Degree Recipient
Irita Van Doren, Literarary Editor of New York Herald Tribune, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1959Mary Ingraham Bunting, Honorary Degreee Recipient
Mary Ingraham Bunting, Douglass College Dean, is an Honorary Degreee Recipient.