Sylvia Meadows 1918 is awarded an honorary degree. Meadows was a member of the board of trustees from 1927 to 1969 and secretary of the board from 1927 to 1964. She was the College’s first alumnae secretary, serving from 1921… Read More »
1958Fathers’ Weekend Organized
Wheaton students organize the first-ever Fathers’ weekend.
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.
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.
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 »
1959McIntire Hall
Dedicated in 1959 and designed by Howard L. Rich, of Rich & Tucker, Assoc., the campus architects, this residence hall was built on Lower Campus in response to the Trustees’ decision to expand enrollment. This was the second dormitory to… Read More »
1959Meneely Hall
Meneely Hall, the Humanities classroom building built in 1959, was the first classroom building to be built at Wheaton since 1911. Its construction was in response to the Trustees’ decision to enlarge Wheaton’s enrollment. It is ironic that this modern… 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.
1959Robert L. Slater Delivers the First Otis Memorial Lecture
Professor Robert L. Slater of Harvard Divinity School delivers “Personal Faith and World Religions,” the first Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture.
1960Muriel Reynolds, Honorary Degree Recipient
Muriel Reylonds, Class of 1924, is named one of the first two women officers of a major worldwide corporation.
1960Clark Hall
This residence hall was built and dedicated in 1960 to honor Kate Upson Clark, class of 1869. Clark was an active and influential member of Alumnae Association for over 50 years. She was the founder of the New York Wheaton… Read More »
1960Carrol M. Shanks Speaks at Commencement
Carrol M. Shanks, President of the Prudential Insurance Company of America and Wheaton College Trustee, speaks at Wheaton’s 125th commencement. Three years prior to his commencement address at Wheaton, Shanks was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine. Speaking in… Read More »
1960Iris Origo, Honorary Degree Recipient
La Marchesa Iris Origo, an author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1960Nancy Oakes Lewis, Honorary Degree Recipient
Nancy Oakes Lewis, dean of Pembroke College, is awarded am honorary degree.