- Above: President Horace A. Hildreth (1949-1953)
- Succeeded by Joseph Welles Henderson (interim president 1953-1954)
- Succeeded by Merle Middleton Odgers (1954-1964)
Celebrated as a way for fathers of undergrads to “get on the inside of The Bucknell Way of Life,” according to Bucknell Alumnus. President Hildreth told a 1950 Dad’s Day audience: “I want to state for all the young men and women who come to our campus the emphasis will be on opportunity not security.”
This three-day spring celebration had the theme Sidewalks of New York in 1951. An annual highlight: The previous year’s May Queen crowned her successor.
In 1953, Art Kinney ’56 won after receiving the most change, $113.20, dropped into his milk bottle. The money went toward the Mortar Board Student Aid Fund for students in financial need.
Costs: Tuition: $500; room and board for men: $1,010-$1,240; women: $1,133
1952
Student body: graduating seniors: 452 total students — 302 men, 150 “girls.” Most popular majors: 113 commerce and finance, 75 engineering, 44 education, 42 biology
1952
Homecoming: A record 11,000 people attended
- Above: President Horace A. Hildreth (1949-1953)
- Succeeded by Joseph Welles Henderson (interim president 1953-1954)
- Succeeded by Merle Middleton Odgers (1954-1964)
Celebrated as a way for fathers of undergrads to “get on the inside of The Bucknell Way of Life,” according to Bucknell Alumnus. President Hildreth told a 1950 Dad’s Day audience: “I want to state for all the young men and women who come to our campus the emphasis will be on opportunity not security.”
May Day
This three-day spring celebration had the theme Sidewalks of New York in 1951. An annual highlight: The previous year’s May Queen crowned her successor.
In 1953, Art Kinney ’56 won after receiving the most change, $113.20, dropped into his milk bottle. The money went toward the Mortar Board Student Aid Fund for students in financial need.
Costs: Tuition: $500; room and board for men: $1,010-$1,240; women: $1,133
1952
Student body: graduating seniors: 452 total students — 302 men, 150 “girls.” Most popular majors: 113 commerce and finance, 75 engineering, 44 education, 42 biology
1952
Homecoming: A record 11,000 people attended
’50s Politics & Culture
- Harry S. Truman (1945-53)
- Below: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-61)
Backed by China and the Soviet Union, North Korea attacked South Korea, which had the support of the United States. Fighting ended in 1953 without a signed treaty.
Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union were exacerbated by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, (above), who accused federal employees, entertainers and others of being “card-carrying communists.”
Sept. 25, 1953
White Witch Doctor, starring Susan Hayward and Robert Mitchu
Moulin Rouge, starring José Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jan. 8, 1954
Kiss Me Kate, starring Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson
Jan 21, 1954
Hondo, starring John Wayne
Money from Home, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
March 25, 1954
The Glenn Miller Story, starring James Stewart
(according to Billboard 100)
1951
“Too Young”
by Nat King Cole
“Blue Tango”
by Leroy Anderson
1953
“Song From
Moulin Rouge”
by Percy Faith and His Orchestra
1954
“Little Things Mean A Lot”
by Kitty Kallen
- Harry S. Truman (1945-53)
- Below: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-61)
Backed by China and the Soviet Union, North Korea attacked South Korea, which had the support of the United States. Fighting ended in 1953 without a signed treaty.
Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union were exacerbated by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, (above), who accused federal employees, entertainers and others of being “card-carrying communists.”
Sept. 25, 1953
White Witch Doctor, starring Susan Hayward and Robert Mitchu
Moulin Rouge, starring José Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jan. 8, 1954
Kiss Me Kate, starring Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson
Jan 21, 1954
Hondo, starring John Wayne
March 4, 1954
Money from Home, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
March 25, 1954
The Glenn Miller Story, starring James Stewart
(according to Billboard 100)
1951
“Too Young”
by Nat King Cole
“Blue Tango”
by Leroy Anderson
1953
“Song From
Moulin Rouge”
by Percy Faith and His Orchestra
1954
“Little Things Mean A Lot”
by Kitty Kallen