Dr. Alexander Howard Meneely, president of Wheaton College, speaks at commencement.
1945Segregation Ends
April 20, 1945, Rev. James H. Robinson, Minster of the Church of the Master in Harlem, and a prominent African-American rights activist, came to speak at Wheaton.
1946President Park Speaks at Commencement for the Fourth Time
J. Edgar Park, president emeritus of Wheaton College, speaks at commencement for the fourth time.
1947Sweet House
Sweet House was purchased in 1947 from the Sweet family. The following year, the ells were demolished and the porch and interior rebuilt according to a design by the College’s architect, Howard L. Rich. Used for many years as a… Read More »
1947Dr. Wilbur K. Jordan Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Wilbur K. Jordan, president of Radcliffe College, speaks at commencement.
1948Dr. Alexander Howard Meneely Speaks at Commencement for a Second Time
Dr. Alexander Howard Meneely, president of Wheaton College, speaks at commencement for the second time.
1948President Park Speaks at Commencement for the Fifth Time
J. Edgar Park, president emeritus of Wheaton College, speaks at commencement for the fifth time.
1948Davis House
The attached carriage house of this private residence was “The Campus Shop,” a gift shop catering to Wheaton students from 1948 until 1992 when the College purchased the property. First used for faculty/staff housing, it was converted to a student… Read More »
1949Shepard Court
Shepard Court’s several units are used for faculty housing. These faculty residences were named in honor of Grace F. Shepard, a member of the English Department from 1913 to 1940 and author of Reference History of Wheaton College (1931).
1949William O. Douglas Speaks at Commencement
The Honorary William O. Douglas speaks at Commencement.
1950Amy Otis Memorial Lecture Series Established
The Class of 1931 establishes the Amy Otis Memorial Lecture series in honor of the portraitist, miniaturist, and member of Wheaton’s art department from 1914 to 1932.
1950Erwin D. Canham Speaks at Commencement
Erwin D. Canham, editor of The Christian Science Monitor, speaks at commencement.
1950Amy Loveman, Honorary Degree Recipient
Amy Loveman, author, editor, and critic, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1950Bernice Brown Cronkhite, Honorary Degree Recipient
Bernice Brown Cronkhite, Dean of Radcliffe Graduate School, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1950The Lyons’ Den
The College purchased this property on Taunton Avenue, including the laundromat next door and the small house on the corner of Howard Street, in 1988. It remained empty for several years, then reopened briefly as the “Crown Victoria.” During spring… Read More »
1951Dr. Katharine E. McBride Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Katharine E. McBride, president of Bryn Mawr College, speaks at commencement and is awarded an honorary degree.
1952Dr. Harry J. Carman Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Harry J. Carman, Dean Emeritus of Columbia University, speaks at Commencement.
1952Mabel Newcomer, Honorary Degree Recipient
Mabel Newcomer, Vassar Professor of Economics, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1952Dr. Martha May Eliot, Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Martha May Eliot, Head of Harvard Department of Maternal & Child Health, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1953August Heckscher Speaks at Commencement
August Heckscher, Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Herald speaks at Commencement.