A Chronology of Goucher College 1881-1996_Page009

An Oriental arts festival was held, part of the new non-Western studies program.

1963

The College Center was dedicated with a gala performance.

The first summer session since World War II was held to increase use of the campus.

The National Science Foundation funded an Institute in Economics and Sociology for high schools.

The first freshman seminars were held.

The College Teacher Education Program was initiated.

Haebler Memorial Chapel was completed.

"The Wednesday Program" was established for older students.

Kraushaar Auditorium was named in honor of Dr. Otto F. Kraushaar.

The Mathematics Department organized a day-long computer conference.

The first male student graduated from the M.Ed. program.

The International Field Hockey Conference was held on the campus.

Essays of the 75th Anniversary seminars were published by the University of Pittsburgh Press.

Many faculty and students demonstrated in Washington for peace.

Virgil Thomson lectured on "The Most Conservative Institution in the World."

The Baltimore Chapter, American Institute of Architects, gave an award to the College Center.

George Boas was the speaker at the Junior-Senior Banquet.

1964

The Guth Gateway was built.

The Poetry Series and the Public Theatre Events were begun.

Shakespeare's 300th birthday was celebrated with a year-long festival; students acted in The Tempest.

A summer institute for secondary school French teachers was held.

The Student Academic Affairs Committee was formed.

There were an Intercollegiate Peace Conference and a Mock Political Convention.

Chaplain Frederic Wood's sermon "Sex in the Created Order" received national publicity.

Students took the lead in establishing an interracial coffee shop in East Baltimore.

1965

The first addition to the Hoffberger Science Building was completed.

A Fine Arts Building was planned but never built.