The Ursinus Weekly, April 14, 1952

MSGA plans for evaluation of professors • Alumni to hear Dr. Furbay speak • Language table meets • Sophs, freshmen draw up petitions; Deadline April 16 • Plans made to stop cheating • Library acquires new books • Operetta Sari scheduled for this weekend • Cultural Olympics rate play highly • French Club entertained • Jean Shepherd speaks at annual Weekly banquet: KYW disc jockey presents radio difficulties, problems • Heads named for YMCA • Late permissions discussed in WSGA meeting • Eight members to represent Pi Gamma Mu at Albright • IRC hears Ulbricht • German Club to hold hunt • Editorials: The passive student; Truman\u27s steel seizure wrong • Dean of Men leads busy life • Bruin team drops opener by last inning Ford rally • Ed Dawkins wins in Olympic tryout • Bob Swett elected captain • Former Ursinus star honored • Vermont\u27s new citizenshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1540/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, November 24, 1952

Fall play to be Dec. 5, 6; Ticket sale begins Dec. 1 • Bob Harry to play at senior formal • Freshman rep is sworn in by MSGA • Phys-eds get new teachers • Naval officer to speak here, Dec. 3 • Pre-legal group hears speaker, accepts three new members • Lantern goes to press today; Barbara Wagner designs cover • Messiah seats reserved for 100 students • Constitution changes begun by W.S.G.A. • About 100 students enjoy variety show • Lord Winterton to speak at first forum tomorrow • First Chest drive proceeds small; Two days remain • Help offered for grad study • SWC wins hunt sponsored by Y • Spirit group chooses words for dorm decoration prize • Editorials: Plea to 60 students; What\u27s wrong, men?; Brighter side • Letters to the editor • Two staff members enjoy play preview • Murky for the turkey • Dr. A. Rice attends Atlantic Union sessions • Dickinson hands Bears loss in grid final, 18-6 • Bakermen drop season closer, 6-0 • Former coach plays softball in Korea • Snell\u27s Belles close season by defeating Penn • Marge Merrifield elected captain • Women elect chairmen of table decoration committees • Chess club ties Lansdale • Chi Alpha organizes for Christmas worship service • Bus ads plan discussionhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1507/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, December 15, 1952

Chapel cutting rule discussed by MSGA • Eleven outstanding seniors chosen from Ursinus for national Who\u27s Who • Whirlwind of Christmas fun in the offing • Promotions given for Fall players • Doctors Nye and Eger spoke at Dec. 9 pre-med meeting • Rev. Franz gives singing sermon at vespers service • Ursinus student attends NAM congress last week • WAA plans show for Feb. • Day Study holds party • Jan. 7 forum to be ballad singer Earl Spicer of N.Y. • Prom weekend fun for all • Editorials: Spirit or ghosts?; Christmas fun problem; Some ideas on compulsory chapel • Spirit Committee receives letter • Lantern\u27s Fall issue praised • Candlelight communion sponsored by Chi Alpha • Letters to the editor • Christmas carols • Blanzaco speaks to Canterbury Club • Reviewer praises Messiah performance • Engagements • The night before Christmas and all through our campus • Student defends finals; They are necessary evils • Belles end exciting season • Frank Kolp chosen gridiron captain • Bears top Textile 57-54 with thrilling comeback • Grapplers prepare for season opener • Bears rout Pharmacy 83-68 as Swett tabs 36 • Honored guest to speak tonighthttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1509/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, February 23, 1953

Summer school subjects to be selected now • 6th foreign policy institute to be Friday • Women elect Ruth Reed as May queen; Janie Hopple as manager for May Day • Y rep attends Bible study conf. • Dr. Harmin to be speaker at FTA Tuesday night at 7 • Jones to show slides • Detweiler to speak on religion in life day, February 25 • Rev. Flynn to speak tonight • Dr. Yost reads short stories at second English lit reading • Debaters defeat Princeton • Play tryouts to be this week; Group two to give plays • $52.92 collected for flood relief • French Club to give play at Penn, Thurs. • Quartet to sing • Dr. Bartholomew discusses rural church with Chi Alpha • Editorials: Enthusiasm needed; What happened? • Engagements • Letters to the editor • Fraternities sign 54 men • Science majors offered atomic energy posts • Margie changes from practice teaching to teaching position • Students examine Kimberton farms teaching methods • Ursinus men on the rocks as sirens comb their locks • Drexel rallies in last period to triumph 62-52 • Belles topple Garnet 42-24 • Grapplers edged out by Fords in last bout, 18-15 • Dawkins wins but Bears drop 21-5 match to Bucks • Mermaids dunk Drexel; Lose to powerful Garnet • Blood disease sidelines Swett • Haverford edges Bears 81-77 despite late surge • Belles rally to beat I.C. 42-38https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1513/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, November 10, 1952

Faculty show begins Chest drive, Nov. 15 • Pancoast, Miller debate merits of Ike and Adlai • Jones speaks to freshman class • Group production judged success • Death takes holiday in Curtain Club play • Frosh officers disclosed; Ronald Hutchinson, prexy • Seniors plan for show and dances • Workers net $40 for Campus Chest • Steward resigns • Cheerleaders to take over plans for future pep rallies • Pre-meds take tour • Former Ursinus student dies in automobile accident • Editorials: Was this fun?; Let\u27s go, Band • Noble sportsmen • Letters to the editor • Rushees sign fraternity bids • New patriotism will help Ike • Bears face Juniata in last home tilt • Bakermen lose to Haverford • Bakermen blast LaSalle in home soccer tilt, 2-0 • Temple drops Belles, 5-2 • Chess Club wins, ties • Messiah to be Dec. 11 • Lantern chooses selectionshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1505/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, April 7, 1952

Members begin new duties on Weekly staff • New head waiters appointed • DeSola and Scott direct new drama • Bids for queen due April 18 • China subject of Forum talk • Ursinus student body favors Gen. Eisenhower for presidential post • Curtain group plays create startling effects • Group entertained at Norristown Y • Laura Bechtle announces chief May Day dancers • Committee picks WSGA, YWCA, WAA nominees • Players intensify Sari rehearsals • Cheating is topic at fireside chats • Bids circulated for MSGA, class officers • Seniors to contact Doughty if not measured for gowns • Women day students to hold sale of cakes for furniture • Editorials: Proud tradition; Good turnout; Truman withdrawal clears air • Baker and Miller discuss Taft • Singers to meet daily • Egg hunt to be held • Letters to the editor • Engagements • Dr. Yost reads from Alcott • Chemistry students attend Pittsburgh conference • Coed presents differences between Ursinus and an all girls\u27 college • Campus scribe writes letter to folks back home • Belles end season with easy win over Rosemont • Girls\u27 intramural semi-final tonight • Sal Parent new court captain • Girls\u27 court teams post near undefeated record • Track performers burning cinders • Cricket practice announced • Brodbeck captures intramural crown • Albright tilt washed out; Bears to open with Fords • Nine basketball letters awarded • Lantern deadline set • Ulbrich speaks at IRChttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1539/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, December 8, 1952

Second forum enjoys speech by diplomat • First forum hears Lord • Scribe praises Fall play • 15th annual Messiah performance to be Thursday night in Bomberger chapel • Y plans vespers, town-gown day Christmas party • Senior prom, party is this weekend • Marine speaks to students • Class to hear talk on southeast Asia • Pre-meds to hear Drs. Nye, Eger • Sororities go through informal initiations • Only $510 donated to Campus Chest • U. of P. student addresses IRC • French Club plans party • Editorials: So little time; Prom problem • Color trouble • GOP still split • Letters to the editor • Canterbury Club elects pres., holds meeting tonight at 7 • Weddings • Engagements • Reporter reveals sacred secrets of Weekly hole • Class of \u2753 gives birth to yearbook • Senior ball will feature Stars in the eyes theme • Inquirer relay to be held in January • Bears wallop Pharmacy in season opener, 97-48 • Mermaids begin practice; Sis Bosler is new coach • Kolp elected captain • Dick Glock paces Ursinus offense • Bob Swett tallies 75 as Bears split two decisionshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1508/thumbnail.jp

1953 Ruby Yearbook

A digitized copy of the 1953 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/ruby/1056/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, May 12, 1952

WSGA to install officers at banquet on Thursday • Sororities hold dances, elections • Ruby selects photographer • College physician, famous coach, dies • WAA gives banquet • Bus. Ad. club takes poll • Queen and court reign at May Day pageant • Commencement, Baccalaureate speakers announced • Rosicrucians to entertain new members • Curtain Club, Alpha Psi elect new presidents • Four fraternities pick new officers • Voegler to speak at Pottstown • Campus groups hold annual elections: IRC, FTA, French Club • Queen to be on TV • Editorials: Good idea; Class struggle; Capitalistic noise and smoke • Class of 1952 is invited to Alumni Association dinner • Phila. Story is grand success • Alumni group plans banquet • Pinned • Ursinus routs Pharmacy with twenty run splurge • Snell\u27s Belles win in opener • Feist hurls five hitter, Bears rout Drexel, 9-4 • Physics Department develops film loops for better teaching • Famous columnist and editor speaks to FTA • Plans of \u2752 graduates reveal varied interests • Elizabethtown wins with eight run inning, 10 to 3 • Belles trounce West Chester • Men\u27s tennis squad victor • JV softball team whips Drexel 8-3 • Ursinus cinder men lose close meet to Albright • Ursinus finishes second in track • Y plans hot dog roast for May 14 • Marine representative speaks • Engagement • Marriagehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1544/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, March 9, 1953

Curtain Club reveals cast for Spring play • Y groups to have visitor; March 18 to be panel date • Dr. Chandler to be speaker at IRC banquet March 16 • Jones shows slides tonight • 15 new members join campus sororities at noon Friday • Young pianist to give recital Thursday night • Fatemi to speak at April 8 forum • Mary Jane Allen elected new editor; Armstrong managing editor of Weekly • Seminar hears Rev. J. Bishop • Group 3 holds rehearsals for A Phoenix too Frequent • Snell\u27s Belles to play Bears in basketball game Tues. night • Bus ads to hear Ferguson • Scottie Gillespie reads Burns Tues. • Meistersingers reveal dates • Debaters defeat Temple • Editorials: Comments and regrets • Pre-meds to hear speakers • Ursinus men model fabulous corsage creations at Lorelei • Work and wisdom are combined by many Ursinusites • The Bell and I (Teller tells inside tale) • Bears close season with 90-63 loss to Delaware • Mermaids nipped by Beaver, 29-28 • Snell\u27s Belles capture sixth consecutive victory • Belles hand Penn 56-41 defeat; 37 fouls called • Ursinus finishes eighth in eastern championships • Underclassmen are victorious over upperclassmen, 68-63 • Ed Dawkins captures M.A.C. wrestling crown • Junior prom to be April 24 • Soph hop to be Fridayhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1515/thumbnail.jp