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The Courier, February 1948 through June 1954, 1948-1954

 File — Box: 4

Dates

  • Creation: 1948-1954

Creator

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 26 Linear Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

General

February 1948, Vol. I, No. 3 DTC to attend Eastern States Conference for Professional Teachers Colleges; Forum members Helen Platt and Carl Paight, along with other Connecticut colleges, attend meeting to plan Mock Legislature; Courier staff changes; Erutma to give play; Do-Day Editorial; Literary Section; Sports Scope by Cosbeck; Men's Intramurals.

April 1948, Vol. I, No. 5 Juniors initiate means for curriculum study; First "Do-Day" ushered in; Kappa Delta Pi initiation; News Briefs; Literary contest; Gossip column "Aunt Gertrude;" Sports Scope" column; Music Department News; Fairfield Hall to have written set of rules; Sophomore class announce carnival.

May 1948, Vol. I, No. 6 Junior play "Berkeley Square" a hit; senior class activities; Three Cheers Column choice is Prof. John Murphy; CGA election returns; Editorial on months events; Literary Contest: Delegates to Mock Legislature named; News Briefs column; "Aunt Gertrude" column; Junior Travelogue; Sports Scope column; "Do Day Was Big Day" column; "Our War Baby" column gives background of child DTC is sponsoring though the Foster Parents Plan for Orphaned War Children.

November 1948, Vol. II, No. 1 Forum gives timely discussion on "The Political Parties and the Coming Elections; AA starts first year under new plan; Danbury Choral Society prepares for coming season; Three Cheers Column goes to Joe Allo, includes picture of Joe Alllo and his son; Editorial on Tom Curley's death; Sports Scope; new part-time psychology instructor Mr. Edmond J. Cain; new departmental plan defines students as "Elementary and General Education, Music Education, and Junior Engineering and Lab. Tech." rather than by Freshman and Sophomore classes; News Briefs column.

February 1949, Vol. II, No. 2 DTC receives letters from foster child; "The Night of January 16th" annual school play; New Courier editors; Erutma new officers chosen; Sports Scope column; Senior Scoops, DTC orchestra to present concert; News Briefs; Science Department news; Junior Class officers.

March 1949, Vol. II, No. 3 Thomas F. Curley honored at Dedication of Hut, Recreation Hut now call Curley Hall; Neil Wagner profile; Curriculum Committee has difficult task and requires student cooperation; Dramatic Club News; Editorial on CGA's closure of Curley Hall; Music Department students and faculty travel to Baltimore and Washington, DC; Do-Day article; creative writing "A Sad Study In Black or The Life of Mort Tician;" Cast and stage crew of "The Night of January 16" photograph and review of play; Senior Scoops.

June 1949, Vol. II, No. 4 Last dance for class of '49; Tony Mercadante elected president of CGA; Do-Day Deans Tony Sagnella and Nill Koulbanis; Science Department news; Sports Scope; Happy Hearts column; poetry corner; Music Education Department news; Senior Scoops.

October 1949, Vol. III, No. 2 New staff leaders for Courier; Literary contest; Kappa Delta Pi news; Editorial on Curley Hall; Roving Reporter column; poems by students; Sports column; Curriculum Committee news; Erutma News; Music and Science News.

March 1950, Vol. III, No. 3 Miss Yonush, the "mother" of the dorm girls profiled; Olga Zukowsky, President of the General and Elementary Educaion Department and treasurer of Form profile; Dramatic Workshop to present "You Can't Take It With You;" Moc Legislature to be held next week at the state capitol; Who's Who? column; Roving Reporter; Do-Day Communique; CGA sponsoring a Vigilante Committee to help regulate conditions in Curley Hall; Creative writing "The Clock" by Harold Walker, and "Retaliation" by John Coyle; poetry by D. Kurt Singer and Bruce Haeger; "Dream Street" mustical comedy written; Junior class trip to Washington, D. C.' Erutma News; Kappa Delta Pi, Senior News; and Public Relations Committee News.

April 6, 1950, Vol. III, No. 4 DTC proposes Laws in Mock Legislature; Personalities focus on Bud Sisterhemn and Bob Case; Roving Reporter; Platter Chatter by Don Dempsey; Sport Scope; Letter to the Editor: Present departmental organization headed for chaos; Mardi Gras sponsored by the General and Elementary Education Department; new Science Building; Library news.

April 21, 1950, Vol. III, No. 5 Do-Day Dean Candidates and photographs; Mardi Gras a success; The Voice of '51; Sports Scope, Who's Who? column; Senior May Day; Music Deparment's trip to St. Louis Conference; Parent-Teachers enjoy tour of DTC; Roving Reporter; G.E.E Assembly.

May 23, 1950, Vol. III, No.6 Do-Day Deans, Florence Hossan and Harry Forsberg, take over day's activities; College to present "You Can't Take It With You;" Junior News; May Day Program; Sports Scope; Who's Who? articles; poetry by Jerry Musson and D. Kurt Singer; "May 10, 1950!! or The day after Do-Day" cartoon "Do we gotta go to Class?" Around the clock at DTC; Senior Post Training Notes; "At Last" news about seniors.

June 16, 1950, Vol. III, No. 7 Barbara Austin and Paul Gillotti first music majors to graduate from DTC; Commencement; "You Can't Take It With You" a hit; G.E.E.D. Department news; A.A. News; Senior News; Who's Who? Class Will; Platter Chatter; Dorm Officers; Music Department picnic; Science Department News; Junior Prom, and Roving Reporter.

October 11, 1950 Third annual CGA banquet; Mr. Otav Sundet, advisor to the Ministry of Education at Oslow, Norway, visits college; Yearbook u nder way; Junior News, Kapp Delta Phi and Library Committee news; Interim interviews begin; Senior news; Dots and Dashes column on campus news; "The Question of Academic Freedom" by Joe Leheney; "A Plea for Understaing" [differences between Americans and Europeans] by Lyman S. Burbank; Sports Scope; AA sponsoring Halloween Dance; "A Better Athletic Program" article.

November 2, 1950 Courier to begin school-wide poll today and tomorrow to determine how well informed students and teachers are; Wayne Engle, freshman assistant editor; Reverend Craw speaks at Forum; Irene Fenick elected queen of the Danbury Hat Parade; Fred Canfield becomes President of the CGA; Erutma membership drive ends soon; President's Corner; Women's AA in Intramurals; news briefs; "Sophisticated Lady" prom.

December 4, 1950 Student Study Curriculum and Committee's proposals presented to school; Drama Workshop; Juniors hold carnival; Mock Legislature; Basketball season opens; AA news; "The Twenty-Fifth Hour; from Fables to Facts" by J. Leheny.

December 15, 1950 Annual Christmas concert presented by the Danbury Choral Society was shared by the Dramatic Club of the college; Bills sent to mock legislature; Mr. Petteresch at United Nations; Forum speaker Dr. Lyman Burbank on "Contemporary Europe;" Who's Who? column; Sports News; The Sweeper column; "The Clock" by Harold Walker.

March 19, 1951 DTC students recognize problem of Curley Hall; names accepted for Who's Who; Thirty students attend Hartford session; Irish square dance; Delegates elected to Eastern States; State Department of Educaion's new rules for teacher certification; Propspects for male enrollment; sophomore ideas on curriculum; "Moroccan Situation" by Al. Hajj; "Accelerated College" by J. Leheny; The Sweeper column; Do-Day planning underway; Faculty news; The Chorus will present "Iolanthe" for its spring concert; Sports news; Photograph of Varsity Basketball Team.

April 11, 1951 Forty DTC delegates attend Eastern States Conference; The Drama Workshop presented "Doll's House;" Editorial to clarify the purpose and policy of the Courier; Draft deferment tests; Senior News; Photograph of students making a wish by the well in the "Spring Garden;" Tentative four year curriculum structure has been drawn up by the Curriculum Committee; Who's Who? by M. J. Mulrooney; "Impressions of Mexico" by George LaCava; Juniors elect Do-Day Deans; Forum News.

May 1, 1951 DTC to present "Lolanthe", Production to benefit college yearbook for 1952; Curriculum plan in final stages; seniors sign for positions after graduation; Conference presents outlines for peace by Pauline Randall; C.E.A. Council news; WAA intramurals in final stages; "Just Ramblin'" by Dot Shaw; Culture and Scholarship at DTC by Jerry Musson; origin of Do-Day; Words and Music by Williard S. Starbard; Duford and Tahan Do-Day Deans; The Sweeper column by Mitzi.

June 12, 1951 Rabbi Malino speaker at Baccalaureate service; Vincent Cibarelli to head CGA; Senior-Faculty graduation banquet; Dr. Alpenfels, Associate Professor of Education at NYU, to address graduates; Five faculty members to retire; Iran Oil Situation by Alfred Hajj; Sophomores elect new officers; "Incident in Calcutta" by Herb Coleman; "Nature At Its Best" by Wayne Engle; The Sweeper column by Mitzi; Music Department officers; Sports news; AA banquet at Lakeview.

September 24, 1951 The Courier welcomes DTC Freshmen; Eight New Faculty; Miss Claire Trisch visits Europe; The Interim Program; President's Corner; The Library column; The Sweeper by Myrt and Olga; CGA information; Business column by Lyman B. Burbank; Washington Sidelights by Dot Hogan; Voice of the Frosh; A Junio and Soph Suggests; AA first social event.

November 19, 1951 German Professor, Dr. Walter Kamm, Studies DTC System; Muriel Pronovost chosen yearbook editor; Miss Peggy Scanlon joins library staff; DTC observes education week; Curley Hall is changing; The Koren Story by Alfred Hajj; Jazz on Parade by Marie and Joe; Students attend NY Herald Tribune Forum; Faculty news; Forum begins; campus events; winners of the AA Masquerade; Playday at DTC; Clean-up Campaign in Curley Hall; Sports.

December 12, 1951 Chorus and Orchestra in Christmas Concert; Dr. Kamm honored; Seniors to give ball; Seniors separate again; The Sweeper column; Music Department will present its annual band and orchestrat concert; WAA Intramurals; Photograph of basketball team (identified); AA skating party; Varsity basketball; America, My Homeland by Elsie M. Smith.

April 8, 1952 Headline: Dwight D. Eisenhower Our Choice"; Co-Ed Capers a great success; Mary Gillotti chosen yearbook editor; Kappa Delta Phi Initiates; Music educators meet in Philadelphia; Training School news; Asia--The Giant by Alfred Hajj; Men's sports; Eastern States Conference; WAA News; Students attend International Relations Forum.

May 20, 1952 Cibbarelli and George elected officers of the CGA; Work begins on two new buildings; Groundbreaking for new building;

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