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.
1966Dr. Anna Medora Baetjer, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Anna Medora Baetjer, Professor of Occupational Health at John Hopkins, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Dorothy May Bell, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dorothy May Bell, president of Bradford College, is awarded an honorary degree.
1966Helenka Pantaleoni, Honorary Degree Recipient
Helenka Pantaleoni, President of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Eleanor Steber, Honorary Degree Recipient
Eleanor Steber, Diva, Metropolitan Opera, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Louise Hall Tharp, Honorary Degree Recipient
Louise Hall Tharp, autobiographer, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1966Wheaton Begins Intentional Recruitment of Black Students
During the 1960s, efforts to attract Black students to Wheaton were met with middling success. Though enrollment statistics regarding applicants of color are not known, official correspondence indicates that the College had trouble attracting Black applicants and chalked this up… Read More »
1966Brand Blanshard Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Brand Blanshard, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Yale, delivers “Faith and Reason,” the eighth Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series.
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.
1967Daniel P. Moynihan Speaks at Commencement
Daniel P. Moynihan speaks at Commencement.
1967Dr. Hattie E. Alexander, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Hattie E. Alexander, professor of pediatrics at the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, is awarded an honorary degree.
1967Dr. Louise Bates Ames, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Louise Bates Ames, co-founder of Gesell Institute of Child Development, is awarded an honorary degree.
1967Sarah Caldwell, Honorary Degree Recipient
Sarah Caldwell, Impresario, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1967Susan Morse Hilles, Honorary Degree Recipient
Susan Morse Hilles, an art collector, is awarded an honorary degree.
1967Adrienne Rich, Honorary Degree Recipient
Adrienne Rich, poet, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
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.
1968Science Center
In 1968, science classes and laboratories were moved to the Science Center from Knapton Hall. The Wheaton College Department of Physics and Astronomy now maintains an astronomical observatory located on the roof of the Mars Center for Science and Technology.