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1967Outdoor Chapel

The Outdoor Chapel, also known as the Woodland Chapel, was established in 1967 at the request of Susan Johnson, class of 1969, then president of the Religious Association, and the other RA members.

1967August Hecksher Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series

August Hecksher, director of the Twentieth Century Fund, delivers “More News From Nowhere: Political Ideas of the 1960 Generation,” the ninth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.

1968Wheaton Joins the Twelve-College Exchange

Wheaton joins Amherst, Bowdoin, Darmouth, Wesleyan, Williams, Connecticut, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Vassar in a student exchange program.

1968Gordon Boyce Speaks at Commencement

Gordon Boyce, president of the Experiment in International Living, speaks at commencement.

1968John D. Wild Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series

Professor John D. Wild of Yale delivers the 10th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “The Thought of William James Today.”

1968Science Center

In 1968, science classes and laboratories were moved to the Science Center from Knapton Hall.

1969Knapton Presents on Napoleon at Conference on Elba

Professor of history Jack Knapton is the only American invited to the Third International Congress of Napoleonic Studies, at Portoferraio, Elba, to commemorate the bicentennial of Napoleon’s birth.

1969Hywel D. Lewis Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series

Professor Hywel D. Lewis of the University of London delivers the 11th Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “Persons and Freedom.”

1969Peter Davison Speaks at Commencement

Peter Davison, poet and author, speaks at Commencement.

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